Fortification of the Muslim through

remembrance and supplication from the

Qur’a>n and Sunnah

compiled and referenced by

Sa‘i>d Ibn ‘Ali> Ibn Wahf Al-Qah}t}a>ni>

adapted from a translation by

Isma‘i>l Ibra>hi>m

adapted by

Abu>> Safwa>n Fari>d Abdul-Wa>h}id Haibata>n

Revised by:

Isma‘i>l Mahmu>d Allakhami>

The Translator of the Presidency of Islamic Researches,

IFTA & Senior Scholars Commission, Riya>dh.

Second Edition

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The Messenger of Alla>h related that Alla>h

ordered Yah}yah Ibn Zakariyyah with five

commandments; to act upon them and convey them

to the children of Isra>’i>l...[the fifth one being]:

“...and I order you to make mention of Alla>h often,

as this is like a man being pursued at speed by the

enemy until he reaches a protected fortress and so

protects himself inside it, likewise is the servant, he

can only protect himself from the shayt}a>n through

remembrance of Alla>h, the Mighty and Majestic.”

[S{ah}i>h} al-Ja>mi‘ no.1724]

This booklet has been translated by

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www.invitationtoislam.com

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Contents Preface to 2nd edition ............................................................... 8 Transliteration table ................................................................. 9 Notes ....................................................................................... 11 Translator’s note ..................................................................... 13 Introduction ............................................................................ 15 The Excellence of Remembrance ........................................... 17 1. When waking up ............................................................... 22 2. When wearing a garment .................................................. 23 3. When wearing a new garment ........................................... 24 4. Supplication said to someone wearing a new garment ..... 24 5. Before undressing.............................................................. 25 6. Before entering the toilet .................................................. 25 7. After leaving the toilet ..................................................... 25 8. When starting ablution ..................................................... 26 9. Upon completing the ablution .......................................... 26 10. When leaving the home .................................................... 27 11. Upon entering the home ................................................... 28 12. Going to the Masjid .......................................................... 28 13. Upon entering the Masjid ................................................. 30 14. Upon leaving the Masjid ................................................... 30 15. Supplications related to the adha>n [the call to prayer] ..... 31 16. Supplication at the start of the prayer [after takbi>r] ........ 33 17. While bowing in prayer [ruku>‘] ........................................ 40 18. Upon rising from the bowing position .............................. 41 19. Whilst prostrating [suju>d] ................................................. 42 20. Between the two prostrations ........................................... 45 21. When prostrating due to recitation of the Qur’a>n ............ 45 22. The Tashahhud .................................................................. 46 23. Prayers upon the Prophet after the Tashahhud ............. 47 24. Supplication said after the last tashahhud, before sala>m .. 49 25. Remembrance after sala>m ................................................. 56 26. Seeking guidance in forming a decision or choosing the

proper course etc. [al-Istikha>rah] ...................................... 61 27. Remembrance said in the morning and evening ............... 63 28. Remembrance before sleeping .......................................... 78 29. Supplication when turning over during the night ............. 86

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30. Upon experiencing unrest, fear, apprehensiveness and the like during sleep .......................................................... 87

31. Upon seeing a good dream or a bad dream ....................... 87 32. Qunu>t al-Witr .................................................................... 88 33. After sala>m of the witr prayer .......................................... 90 34. Anxiety and sorrow ........................................................... 91 35. Supplication for one in distress ........................................ 92 36. Upon encountering an enemy or those of authority ......... 94 37. Supplication for one who fears the oppression of the

ruler ................................................................................... 95 38. Supplication made against an enemy ............................... 96 39. What to say when in fear of a people ............................... 97 40. Supplication for one afflicted with doubt in his faith ...... 97 41. Settling a debt ................................................................... 98 42. Supplication for one afflicted by whisperings in prayer

or recitation ....................................................................... 99 43. Supplication for one whose affairs have become

difficult ............................................................................. 99 44. Upon committing a sin ................................................... 100 45. Supplications for expelling the devil and his

whisperings ..................................................................... 100 46. When stricken with a mishap or overtaken by an affair . 101 47. Congratulating one who has had a child and responding

to it .................................................................................. 102 48. Placing children under Alla>h’s protection ...................... 102 49. When visiting the sick .................................................... 103 50. Excellence of visiting the sick ........................................ 104 51. Supplication of the sick who have renounced all hope

of life ............................................................................... 104 52. Instruction for the one nearing death ............................. 106 53. Supplication for one afflicted by a calamity .................. 106 54. When closing the eyes of the deceased ........................... 107 55. Supplication for the deceased at the funeral prayer ....... 107 56. Supplication for the advancement of reward during the

funeral prayer .................................................................. 110 57. Condolence ...................................................................... 111 58. Placing the deceased in the grave ................................... 112 59. After burying the deceased ............................................. 112 60. Visiting the graves .......................................................... 113

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61. During a wind storm ....................................................... 113 62. Upon hearing thunder ..................................................... 114 63. Supplication for rain ....................................................... 114 64. When it rains ................................................................... 115 65. After rainfall ................................................................... 116 66. Asking for clear skies ...................................................... 116 67. Upon sighting the crescent moon ................................... 116 68. Upon breaking fast .......................................................... 117 69. Supplication before eating .............................................. 118 70. Upon completing the meal .............................................. 119 71. Supplication of the guest for the host ............................ 120 72. Supplication said to one offering a drink or to one who

intended to do that .......................................................... 120 73. When breaking fast in someone’s home ......................... 120 74. Supplication said by one fasting when presented with

food and does not break his fast ..................................... 121 75. When insulted while fasting ........................................... 121 76. Supplication said upon seeing the early or premature

fruit ................................................................................. 121 77. Upon sneezing ................................................................. 122 78. What is said to a ka>fir when he sneezes ......................... 122 79. Supplication said to the newlywed ................................. 123 80. The groom’s supplication on the wedding night or

when buying an animal ................................................... 123 81. Before sexual intercourse ................................................ 124 82. When angry ..................................................................... 124 83. Supplication said upon seeing someone in trial or

tribulation ....................................................................... 124 84. Remembrance said at a sitting or gathering etc. ............ 125 85. Supplication for the expiation of sins said at the

conclusion of a sitting or gathering etc. ......................... 125 86. Returning a supplication of forgiveness ......................... 126 87. Supplication said to one who does you a favour ............ 127 88. Protection from the Dajja>l .............................................. 127 89. Supplication said to one who pronounces his love for

you, for Alla>h’s sake ....................................................... 128 90. Supplication said to one who has offered you some of

his wealth ........................................................................ 128 91. Supplication said to the debtor when his debt is settled 128

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92. Supplication for fear of shirk .......................................... 129 93. Returning the supplication of one who says ‘May Alla>h

bless you’ ........................................................................ 129 94. Forbiddance of ascribing things to omens ...................... 130 95. When mounting an animal or any means of transport .... 131 96. Supplication for travel .................................................... 131 97. Supplication upon entering a town or village etc. .......... 133 98. When entering the market .............................................. 134 99. Supplication for when the mounted animal [or mean of

transport] stumbles ......................................................... 134 100. Supplication of the traveller for the resident ............... 135 101. Supplication of the resident for the traveller ............... 135 102. Remembrance while ascending or descending ............. 136 103. Prayer of the traveller as dawn approaches .................. 136 104. Stopping or lodging somewhere ................................... 137 105. While returning from travel .......................................... 137 106. What to say upon receiving pleasing or displeasing

news ................................................................................ 138 107. Excellence of sending prayers upon the Prophet ...... 139 108. Spreading the Isla>mic greeting ..................................... 139 109. Returning a greeting to a ka>fir ..................................... 140 110. Upon hearing a rooster crow or the braying of an ass .. 141 111. Supplication upon hearing the barking of dogs at

night ................................................................................ 141 112. Supplication said for one you have insulted ................. 141 113. The etiquette of praising a fellow Muslim ................... 141 114. What to say when praised ............................................. 142 115. The Talbiyah for Hajj or ‘Umrah .................................. 142 116. At the black stone ......................................................... 143 117. Supplication said between the Yemeni corner and the

black stone [at the Ka’bah] ............................................. 143 118. When standing at Mount as}-S}afa> and Mount al-

Marwah ........................................................................... 144 119. The Day of ‘Arafah ....................................................... 145 120. At the Sacred Site [al-Mash’ar al-H{aram] .................... 146 121. When throwing each pebble at the Jamara>t.................. 146 122. What to say at times of amazement and delight .......... 147 123. What to do upon receiving pleasant news .................... 147

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124. What to say and do when feeling some pain in the body ................................................................................. 147

125. What to say when in fear of afflicting something or someone with one’s eye .................................................. 148

126. What to say when startled ............................................ 149 127. When slaughtering or offering a sacrifice .................... 149 128. To ward off the deception of the obstinate Shayt}a>ns .. 149 129. Seeking forgiveness and repentance ............................. 150 130. Excellence of remembrance and glorification of Alla>h 152 131. How the Prophet made tasbi>h} ................................... 158 132. Etiquette of retiring for the night ................................. 158 Ah}a>di>th Sources .................................................................... 160 Index ..................................................................................... 189

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Preface to 2nd edition

All praise is for Alla>h and may He praise and send

peace upon our beloved Messenger, his family,

companions and all those who follow his way.

It is by Alla>h’s favour that He has granted a

widespread acceptance to this book in all the

languages it has been translated into from the

original in Arabic. The number of copies printed of

the English version alone runs into a number of

hundred thousand copies, and all praise is for Alla>h.

This new edition of the English version has been

updated to reflect the current Arabic version which

is in its 23rd edition. There are a few changes, not

too many, and some errors that were found in the

first edition of the translation have also been

corrected.

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Transliteration table

Arabic

letter

Trans-

literati

on

symbol

Arabi

c

letter

Trans-

literatio

n

symbol

Arab

ic

letter

Trans-

literatio

n

symbol

’ z q

b s k

t sh l

th s} m

j d}h n

h} t} w

kh z} h

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d ‘ y

dh gh a a>

r f i i>

u u>

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Notes

An audio cassette recording of the supplications

in English and Arabic will be available in the near

future, Alla>h willing.

May Alla>h reward those who have helped in this

endeavour, amongst them: Dr. V. ‘Abdur-Rahi>m

and Dr. ‘A<dil ‘Abdul-Ghaffa>r, and all those students

from the Islamic University of Madi>na who

contributed one way or another in both editions of

this translation.

Scholars have varied opinions on the understanding

of some of the supplications. In some of these cases

we have cited an opinion which we consider is the

most accurate, in other cases, when the opinions are

in our view, of equal strength, we have cited one

opinion only.

The word is pronounced with an elongation after

the [ ] i.e.

Blessed and exalted is Alla>h

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:

May Alla>h send prayers1 and peace

upon him

:

May Alla>h be pleased with him.

May Alla>h have mercy upon him. :

Translated: “How perfect Alla>h is” -

complete meaning: “I exalt Alla>h

and elevate Him above having any

defects or deficiencies.”

:

_________________ 1 See footnote 29.

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Translator’s note

Firstly, thanks and acknowledgment ought to be

bestowed upon Brother Riya>d}huddi>n for his diligent

work in translating the piece before us. By the will

of Alla>h, the draft of his work was lost, which is

when the present translator undertook this noble

assignment.

Secondly, it should be stated clearly and

emphatically from the onset that this translation in

no way encourages the English speaking Muslim to

take to supplicating and remembering his Lord in

the English tongue as regards the following

supplications, since the subject matter here stems

from the Qur’a>n and the Sunnah. Care should be

taken to adhere to the language in which it was

revealed, i.e. the eloquent tongue of the Arabs.

Instead, what we desire is to present the English

reader with an approximation of the meaning of the

original, in the hope that through doing so, he may

come to an improved state towards worshipping his

Lord.

Our Lord, if we have been able in these pages to

convey the true sense of the words of Your Prophet

then be patron over us and all those who benefit

from this, and wherever we have failed in this

effort, forgive us and protect the people from our

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errors.

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Introduction

All praise is for Alla>h. We praise Him and seek His

help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Alla>h from

the evil of ourselves and the wickedness of our own

deeds. Whomever Alla>h guides, cannot be lead

astray and whomever Alla>h misguides, none can

guide him. I bear witness that none has the right to

be worshipped except Alla>h, alone without

associate, and I bear witness that Muh}ammad is His

slave and Messenger. Alla>h praise him and send

peace upon him, his household, and his companions

and all those who follow them in righteousness till

the Day of Reckoning.

The following pages are a selection from my book

entitled:

and therefore the section compiled on remembrance

and supplication has been abridged and compiled

into this convenient pocket-size form. Indeed the

text has also been summarized and accordingly I

have limited myself to citing but a few of the

sources contained in the original work. Thus, all

those wishing further information regarding a

particular companion or a particular narration,

should refer to the original.

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I ask Alla>h Most Glorified, invoking His most

beautiful names and His most sublime attributes,

that He grant this endeavour sincerity, and make it

beneficial for me in this life as well as the next.

Furthermore, may all who read it find benefit, as

well as those who print it or in some way serve to

publicize it. Indeed Alla>h is able to actualise that

and is patron to such. O Alla>h, send prayers upon

the Prophet Muh}ammad, his household, and his

companions and all those who follow them in

righteousness till the Day of Reckoning.

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The Excellence of Remembrance

Alla>h has said:

‘Therefore remember Me, I will remember you and

be grateful to Me, and never be ungrateful to me.’2

‘O you who believe! Remember Alla>h with much

remembrance.’3

‘And for men and women who engage much in

Alla>h’s remembrance, for them has Alla>h prepared

forgiveness and great reward.’4

_________________ 2 Al-Baqarah: 152. 3 Al-Ah}za>b: 41. 4 Al-Ah}za>b: 35.

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‘And bring your Lord to remembrance in your [very]

soul, with humility and remember without loudness

in words, in the mornings and evenings; and be not

of those who are unheedful.’5

The Prophet said: ‘The comparison of the one

who remembers Alla>h and the one who does not

remember Alla>h, is like that of the living and the

dead.’6

He also said: ‘Should I not inform you of the best

of deeds, and the most sanctifying of deeds before

your Lord, which does more to raise your positions

[with Him], and are better for you than the

disbursement of gold and money or battle with the

enemy?’ They [the companions] said: ‘Indeed!

Inform us.’ He then said: ‘Remembrance of Alla>h

_________________ 5 Al-A’ara>f: 205. 6 Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 11/208 and Muslim 1/539 with the following

wording: ‘The comparison of the house in which Alla>h is mentioned and the house in which Alla>h is not mentioned, is like that of the living and the dead.’

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.’7

The Prophet also said: ‘Alla>h says: ‘Indeed I

am as My servant presumes Me to be, and I am with

him when he remembers Me, so if he remembers Me

to himself I remember him to Myself, and if he

remembers Me amongst a company I remember him

amongst a company greater than it, and if he draws

near to Me the span of a hand I draw near to him the

span of an arm, and if he draws near to Me the span

of an arm I draw near to him the span of two

outstretched arms, and if he takes a step towards

Me I hastily step towards him.’8

On the authority of ‘Abdulla>h Ibn Busr : “A man

said to the Prophet , ‘O Messenger of Alla>h, The

rites of Isla>m are much for me, so tell me of

something that I might hold fast to.’ He said,

‘Let not your tongue cease from the remembrance

of Alla>h’.”9

The Prophet also said, ‘Whoever recites a letter

_________________ 7 At-Tirmiz}i> 5/459 and Ibn Ma>jah 2/1245, see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/316 and

S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/139. 8 Al-Bukha>ri> 8/171 and Muslim 4/2061, this specific wording is related by

Al-Bukha>ri>. 9 At-Tirmiz}i> 5/458 and Ibn Ma>jah 2/1246, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/139 and

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/317.

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of Alla>h’s Book has for it, a merit and ten more like

it, not to say that alif, la>m, mi>m are one letter but

rather alif is a letter, la>m is a letter and mi>m is a

letter.’10

‘Uqbah Ibn ‘Amir, may Alla>h be pleased with him,

relates that Alla>h’s Messenger came out when we

were in aJ-Iuffah and said: ‘Are there any of you

who would wish to go every day to Butha>n or al-

‘Aqi>q [i.e., the name of two ditches in al-Madi>nah]

in the early morning and return from it with two

she-camels without incurring any sin or severing

relations?’ We [the companions] said: ‘We would

indeed love that, O Messenger of Alla>h.’ He said:

‘then you should go to the Masjid and acquire some

knowledge, or recite two A<ya>t from the Book of

Alla>h, that would be better for you than two she-

camels, and three A<ya>t are better than three she-

camels, and four A<ya>t are better than four she-

camels, and the same for a like number of male

camels.’11

The Prophet also said: ‘Whoever takes a seat and

fails to remember Alla>h, has incurred upon himself a

loss from Alla>h, and whoever lies down [relaxes]

_________________ 10 At-Tirmiz}i> 5/175, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/9 and S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ As}-S{aghi>r

5/340. 11 Muslim 1/553.

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and fails to remember Alla>h, has incurred upon

himself a loss from Alla>h.’12

He also said: ‘Whenever a people sit in a

gathering in which they fail to remember Alla>h and

send prayers upon the Prophet they incur a loss

upon themselves and if Alla>h willed He would

punish them, and if He willed He would forgive

them.’13

Similarly, he said: ‘Whenever a people rise from a

gathering in which they failed to remember Alla>h,

they rise as if they had arisen from the corpse of an

ass and incurring upon themselves grief.’14

_________________ 12 Abu> Dawu>d 4/264 and others, see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ 5/342. 13 At-Tirmiz}i>, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/140. 14 Abu> Dawu>d 4/264 and Ah}mad 2/389, see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ 5/176.

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1. When waking up

(1)

.

‘All praise is for Alla>h who gave us life after having

taken it from us and unto Him is the resurrection.’

(2)

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner, to Him belong

sovereignty and praise and He is over all things

wholly capable. How perfect Alla>h is, and all praise

is for Alla>h, and none has the right to be worshipped

except Alla>h, Alla>h is the greatest and there is no

power nor might except with Alla>h, The Most High,

The Supreme, O my Lord forgive me’.15

_________________ 15 Whoever says this will be forgiven. If he then supplicates he will be

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(3)

.

‘All praise is for Alla>h who restored to me my

health and returned my soul and has allowed me to

remember Him.’

(4)

[Su>rah A<l ’Imra>n 190-200]

2. When wearing a garment

(5)

.

_________________________________ answered. If he rises, performs ablution and prays, his prayer will be accepted.

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‘All Praise is for Alla>h who has clothed me with

this [garment] and provided it for me, with no

power nor might from myself.’

3. When wearing a new garment

(6)

.

‘O Alla>h, for You is all praise, You have clothed me

with it, I ask You for the good of it and the good for

which it was made, and I seek refuge with You from

the evil of it and the evil for which it was made.’

4. Supplication said to someone wearing a new

garment

(7)

.

‘May you wear it out and Alla>h replace it

[with another].’16

_________________ 16 The intended meaning: a supplication for long life.

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(8)

.

‘Wear anew, live commendably and die a shahi>d17.’

5. Before undressing

(9)

.

‘In the name of Alla>h.’

6. Before entering the toilet

(10)

.

‘[In the name of Alla>h]. O Alla>h, I take refuge with

you from all evil and evil-doers.’

7. After leaving the toilet

(11)

_________________ 17 Shahi>d: one who dies fighting the kuffa>r in order to make the word of

Alla>h superior or in defence of Isla>m. It also has other meanings found in the Sunnah such as: the one who dies defending his life, wealth or family; the woman who passes away due to childbirth; one who drowns etc.

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.

‘I ask You [Alla>h] for forgiveness.’

8. When starting ablution

(12)

.

‘In the name of Alla>h.’

9. Upon completing the ablution

(13)

.

‘I bear witness that none has the right to be

worshipped except Alla>h, alone, without any

partner, and I bear witness that Muh}ammad is His

slave and Messenger.’

(14)

.

‘O Alla>h, make me of those who return to You often

in repentance and make me of those who remain

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clean and pure.’

(15)

‘How perfect You are O Alla>h, and I praise You, I

bear witness that none has the right to be

worshipped except You. I seek Your forgiveness and

turn in repentance to You.’

10. When leaving the home

(16)

.

‘In the name of Alla>h, I place my trust in Alla>h, and

there is no might nor power except with Alla>h.’

(17)

.

‘O Alla>h, I take refuge with You lest I should stray

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or be led astray; slip18 or be tripped; oppress or be

oppressed, or behave foolishly or be treated

foolishly.’

11. Upon entering the home

(18)

.

‘In the name of Alla>h we enter and in the name of

Alla>h we leave, and upon our Lord we place our

trust.’

…and then one should greet his family with sala>m.

12. Going to the Masjid

(19)

_________________ 18 i.e., to commit a sin unintentionally.

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‘O Alla>h, place within my heart light; and upon my

tongue light; and within my ears light; and within

my eyes light; and place above me light; and

beneath me light; and on my right light; and on my

left light; and in front of me light; and behind me

light; and place light within my soul; and augment

light for me; and greaten light for me; and grant me

light and make me light. O Alla>h, bestow upon me

light; and place light in my tendons; and light in my

flesh; and light in my blood; and in light in my hair

and light in my skin.’ [O Alla>h, place light for me in

my grave and light in my bones]. [And increase me

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with light and increase me with light and increase

me with light]. [And grant me light upon light.]’

13. Upon entering the Masjid

(20)

.

‘I take refuge with Alla>h, The Supreme and with

His Noble Face, and His eternal authority from the

accursed devil. In the name of Alla>h, and prayers

and peace be upon the Messenger of Alla>h. O Alla>h,

open the gates of Your mercy for me.’19

14. Upon leaving the Masjid

(21)

_________________ 19 Recorded in Sunan Ibn Ma>jah is the H}adi>th related by Fa>t}imah, may Alla>h

be pleased with her:

‘O Alla>h, forgive me my sins and open for me the doors of your mercy.’ It was declared S}ah}i>h} by Al-Alba>ni> because of other reports that attest to

its authenticity. Refer to S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah, 1/128-129.

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.

‘In the name of Alla>h, and prayers and peace be

upon the Messenger of Alla>h. O Alla>h, I ask You

from Your favour. O Alla>h, guard me from the

accursed devil.’

15. Supplications related to the adha>n [the call to

prayer]

(22)

‘One repeats just as the mu‘adhdhin [i.e., one who

calls to prayer] says, except when he says:

or

‘come to prayer’ or ‘come to success’

Instead, one should say:

.

‘There is no might nor power except with Alla>h.’

(23)

Immediately following the declaration of faith

called by the mu‘adhdhin, one says:

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.

‘And I too bear witness that none has the right to be

worshipped except Alla>h, alone, without any

partner, and that Muh}ammad is His slave and

Messenger. I am pleased with Alla>h as a Lord, and

Muh}ammad as a Messenger and Isla>m as a religion.’

(24)

‘One should then send prayers on the Prophet

after answering the call of the mu‘adhdhin’.

(25)

.

‘O Alla>h, Owner of this perfect call and Owner of

this prayer to be performed, bestow upon

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Muh}ammad al-wasi>lah20 and al-fad}hi>lah21 and send

him upon a praised platform22 which You have

promised him. [Verily, You never fail in Your

promise].’

(26)

One should also supplicate for himself during the

time between the adha>n and the iqa>mah, as

supplication at such time is not rejected.

16. Supplication at the start of the prayer [after

takbi>r]

(27)

.

‘O Alla>h, distance me from my sins just as You

_________________ 20 A station in paradise. 21 A rank above the rest of creation. 22 One on which all of creation will praise him, in order to bring about the

account quickly and be relieved from the lengthy standing or the role of intercession.

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have distanced The East from The West. O Alla>h,

purify me of my sins as a white robe is purified of

filth. O Alla>h, cleanse me of my sins with snow,

water, and hail.’

(28)

.

‘How perfect You are O Alla>h, and I praise You.

Blessed be Your name, and lofty is Your majesty

and none has the right to be worshipped except

You.’

(29)

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.

‘I have turned my face sincerely towards He who

has brought forth the heavens and the earth and I

am not of those who associate [others with Alla>h].

Indeed my prayer, my sacrifice, my life and my

death are for Alla>h, Lord of the worlds, no partner

has He, with this I am commanded and I am of the

Muslims. O Alla>h, You are the Sovereign, none has

the right to be worshipped except You. You are my

Lord and I am Your servant, I have wronged my

own soul and have acknowledged my sin, so forgive

me all my sins for no one forgives sins except You.

Guide me to the best of characters for none can

guide to it other than You, and deliver me from the

worst of characters for none can deliver me from it

other than You. Here I am, in answer to Your call,

happy to serve you. All good is within Your hands

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and evil does not stem from You23. I exist by your

will and will return to you. Blessed and High are

You, I seek Your forgiveness and repent unto You.’

(30)

.

‘O Alla>h, Lord of Jibri>l, Mi>ka>’i>l and Isra>fi>l [great

angels], Creator of the heavens and the earth,

Knower of the seen and the unseen. You are the

arbitrator between Your servants in that which they

_________________ 23 Alla>h does not create pure evil which does not have any good or contain

any benefit, wisdom or mercy at all, nor does He punish anyone without having committed a sin. Something can be good in terms of its creation when viewed in a particular perspective and at the same time be evil when viewed in another way. Alla>h created the devil and by him, He tests His servants, so there are those who hate the devil, fight him and his way and they stand in enmity towards him and his followers and there are others who are at allegiance with the devil and follow his steps. So evil exists in His creatures by His will and wisdom, not in His actions or act of creating.

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have disputed. Guide me to the truth by Your leave,

in that which they have differed, for verily You

guide whom You will to a straight path.’

(31)

.

‘Alla>h is Most Great, Alla>h is Most Great, Alla>h is

Most Great, much praise is for Alla>h, much praise is

for Alla>h, much praise is for Alla>h, and I declare the

perfection of Alla>h in the early morning and in the

late afternoon.’ [three times]

‘I take refuge with Alla>h from the devil, from his

pride, his poetry and his madness.’

(32)

The Prophet would say [as an opening

supplication in prayer] when rising from sleep to

perform prayers during the night:

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.

‘O Alla>h, to You belongs all praise, You are the

Light of the heavens and the earth and all that is

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within them. To You belongs all praise, You are the

Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is

within them. To You belongs all praise. You are

Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is

within them. To You belongs all praise and the

kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is

within them. To You belongs all praise, You are the

King of the heavens and the earth and to You

belongs all praise. You are The Truth, Your promise

is true, your Word is true, and the Day in which we

will encounter You is true, the Garden of Paradise is

true and the Fire is true, and the Prophets are true,

Muh}ammad is true and the Final Hour is true. O

Alla>h, unto You I have submitted, and upon You I

have relied, and in You I have believed, and to You

I have turned in repentance, and over You I have

disputed, and to You I have turned for judgment. So

forgive me for what has come to pass of my sins and

what will come to pass, and what I have hidden and

what I have made public. You are al-Muqaddim and

al-Mu‘akhkhir24. None has the right to be

worshipped except You, You are my Deity, none

_________________ 24 Meaning of Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu’akhkhir: Alla>h puts forward and

favours whom He wills from amongst His creation just as He defers and holds back whom He wills in accordance to His wisdom, e.g., favouring man over the rest of creation, favouring the Prophets over the rest of mankind, favouring Muh}ammad over all the Prophets and Messengers...etc.

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has the right to be worshipped except You.’

17. While bowing in prayer [ruku>‘]

(33)

‘How perfect my Lord is, The Supreme.’

[three times]

(34)

.

‘How perfect You are O Alla>h, our Lord, and I

praise You. O Alla>h, forgive me.’

(35)

.

‘Perfect and Holy [He is], Lord of the angels and the

ru>h} [i.e., Jibri>l].’

(36)

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.

‘O Alla>h, unto You I have bowed, and in You I have

believed, and to You I have submitted. My hearing,

sight, mind, bones, tendons and what my feet carry

are humbled before You.’

(37)

.

‘How perfect He is, The Possessor of total power,

sovereignty, magnificence and grandeur.’

18. Upon rising from the bowing position

(38)

.

‘May Alla>h answer the one who praises Him.’25

(39)

.

_________________ 25 This supplication is to be made while rising.

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‘Our Lord, for You is all praise, an abundant

beautiful blessed praise.’

(40)

.

‘The heavens and the earth and all between them

abound with Your praises, and all that You will

abounds with Your praises. O Possessor of praise

and majesty, the truest thing a slave has said [of

You] and we are all Your slaves. O Alla>h, none can

prevent what You have willed to bestow and none

can bestow what You have willed to prevent, and no

wealth or majesty can benefit anyone, as from You

is all wealth and majesty.’26

19. Whilst prostrating [suju>d]

(41)

_________________ 26 This supplication is made optionally only in conjunction with the

previous one.

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‘How Perfect my Lord is, The Most High.’ [three

times]

(42)

.

‘How perfect You are O Alla>h, our Lord, and I

praise You. O Alla>h, forgive me.’

(43)

.

‘Perfect and Holy [He is], Lord of the angels and the

ru>h} [i.e., Jibri>l].’

(44)

.

‘O Alla>h, unto You I have prostrated and in You I

have believed, and unto You I have submitted. My

face has prostrated before He Who created it and

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fashioned it, and brought forth its faculties of

hearing and seeing. Blessed is Alla>h, the Best of

creators.’

(45)

.

‘How perfect He is, The Possessor of total power,

sovereignty, magnificence and grandeur.’

(46)

‘O Alla>h, forgive me all of my sins, the small and

great of them, the first and last of them, and the

seen and hidden of them.’

(47)

.

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‘O Alla>h, I take refuge within Your pleasure from

Your displeasure and within Your pardon from Your

punishment, and I take refuge in You from You. I

cannot enumerate Your praise. You are as You have

praised Yourself.’

20. Between the two prostrations

(48)

.

‘My Lord forgive me, My Lord forgive me.’

(49)

‘O Alla>h, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide

me, enrich me, give me health, grant me sustenance

and raise my rank.’

21. When prostrating due to recitation of the

Qur’a>n

(50)

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‘My face fell prostrate before He who created it and

brought forth its faculties of hearing and seeing by

His might and power. “So Blessed is Alla>h, the best

of creators”.’

(51)

.

‘O Alla>h, record for me a reward for this

[prostration], and remove from me a sin. Save it for

me and accept it from me just as You had accepted

it from Your servant Da>wud.’

22. The Tashahhud27

(52)

_________________ 27 What one says in the sitting position in prayer.

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.

‘At-Tah}iyya>t28 is for Alla>h. All acts of worship and

good deeds are for Him. Peace and the mercy and

blessings of Alla>h be upon you O Prophet. Peace be

upon us and all of Alla>h’s righteous servants. I bear

witness that none has the right to be worshipped

except Alla>h and I bear witness that Muh}ammad is

His slave and Messenger.’

23. Prayers upon the Prophet after the

Tashahhud

(53)

_________________ 28 i.e. all words which indicate the glorification of Alla>h, His eternal

existence, His perfection and His sovereignty.

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.

‘O Alla>h, send prayers29 upon Muh}ammad and the

followers30 of Muh}ammad, just as You sent prayers

upon Ibra>hi>m and upon the followers of Ibra>hi>m.

Verily, You are full of praise and majesty. O Alla>h,

send blessings upon Muh}ammad and upon the

family of Muh}ammad, just as You sent blessings

upon Ibra>hi>m and upon the family of Ibra>hi>m.

Verily, You are full of praise and majesty.’

(54)

.

‘O Alla>h, send prayers upon Muh}ammad and upon

the wives and descendants of Muh}ammad, just as

_________________ 29 i.e. praise and exalt him in the highest and superior of gatherings: that of

the closest angels to Alla>h. 30 [ ] has been translated in it’s broadest sense, some scholars are of the

view that the meaning here is more specific and that it means: his followers from among his family.

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You sent prayers upon the family of Ibra>hi>m, and

send blessings upon Muh}ammad and upon the wives

and descendants of Muh}ammad, just as You sent

blessings upon the family of Ibra>hi>m. Verily, You

are full of praise and majesty.’

24. Supplication said after the last tashahhud,

before sala>m

(55)

.

‘O Alla>h, I take refuge in You from the punishment

of the grave, from the torment of the Fire, from the

trials and tribulations of life and death and from the

evil affliction of al-Masi>h} ad-Dajja>l31.’

_________________ 31 Among the great signs of the last hour and the greatest trials to befall

mankind, which every Prophet has warned about. Most of mankind will follow him. He will appear from As}fah}a>n, Iran at the time when the Muslims will conquer Constantinople. He will be given special powers and will make the truth seem false and vice versa. He will claim to be righteous and then he will claim prophethood and finally, divinity. From his features is that he will be blind in his right eye which is a definite proof that contradicts his claim to be Alla>h as it is a sign of imperfection. The word Ka>fir will be written between his eyes which every believer, literate or illiterate will recognise.

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(56)

.

‘O Alla>h, I take refuge in You from the punishment

of the grave, and I take refuge in You from the

temptation and trial of al-Masi>h} ad-Dajja>l, and I

take refuge in You from the trials and tribulations

of life and death. O Alla>h, I take refuge in You from

sin and debt.’

(57)

.

‘O Alla>h, I have indeed oppressed my soul

excessively and none can forgive sin except You, so

forgive me a forgiveness from Yourself32 and have

_________________ 32 i.e., from Your innermost grace without deserving it and a forgiveness

which is befitting to your tremendous generosity.

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mercy upon me. Surely, You are The Most-

Forgiving, The Most-Merciful.’

(58)

.

‘O Alla>h, forgive me for those sins which have

come to pass as well as those which shall come to

pass, and those I have committed in secret as well

as those I have made public, and where I have

exceeded all bounds as well as those things about

which You are more knowledgeable. You are al-

Muqaddim and al-Mu’akhkhir33. None has the right

to be worshipped except You.’

(59)

.

‘O Alla>h, help me to remember You, to thank You,

and to worship You in the best of manners.’

_________________ 33 See footnote 24.

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(60)

.

‘O Alla>h, I take refuge in You from miserliness and

cowardice, I take refuge in You lest I be returned to

the worst of lives34, and I take refuge in You from

the trials and tribulations of this life and the

punishment of the grave.’

(61)

.

‘O Alla>h, I ask You to grant me Paradise and I take

refuge in You from the Fire.’

(62)

_________________ 34 i.e. old age, being weak, incapable and in a state of fear.

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.

‘O Alla>h, by Your knowledge of the unseen and

Your power over creation, keep me alive so long as

You know such life to be good for me and take me

if You know death to be better for me. O Alla>h,

make me fearful of You whether in secret or in

public and I ask You to make me true in speech, in

times of pleasure and anger. I ask you to make me

moderate in times of wealth and poverty and I ask

You for everlasting bliss and joy which will never

cease. I ask You to make me pleased with what You

have decreed and for an easy life after death. I ask

You for the sweetness of looking upon Your Face

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and a longing to encounter You in a manner which

does not entail a calamity which will bring about

harm nor a trial which will cause deviation. O

Alla>h, beautify us with the adornment of faith and

make us of those who guide and are rightly guided.’

(63)

.

‘O Alla>h, I ask You O Alla>h, as You are The One,

The Only, as}-S{amad35, The One who begets not, nor

was He begotten and there is none like unto Him,

that You forgive me my sins for verily You are The

Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.’

(64)

_________________ 35 The Self-Sufficient Master, Possessor of perfect attributes, Whom all of

creation turn to in all their needs.

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‘O Alla>h, I ask You as unto You is all praise, none

has the right to be worshipped except You, alone,

without any partner. You are the Benefactor. O

Originator of the heavens and the Earth, O

Possessor of majesty and honour, O Ever-Living, O

Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, verily I ask

You for Paradise and I take refuge with You from

the Fire.’

(65)

‘O Alla>h, I ask You, as I bear witness that You are

Alla>h, none has the right to be worshipped except

You, The One, as}-S{amad36 Who begets not nor was

He begotten and there is none like unto Him.’

_________________ 36 See previous footnote.

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25. Remembrance after sala>m

(66)

.

‘I ask Alla>h for forgiveness.’ [three times]

‘O Alla>h, You are as-Sala>m37 and from You is all

peace, blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and

honour.’

(67)

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner, to Him belong all

sovereignty and praise and He is over all things

_________________ 37 As-Sala>m: The One Who is free from all defects and deficiencies.

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omnipotent. O Alla>h, none can prevent what You

have willed to bestow and none can bestow what

You have willed to prevent, and no wealth or

majesty can benefit anyone, as from You is all

wealth and majesty.’

(68)

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner, to Him belong all

sovereignty and praise and He is over all things

omnipotent. There is no might nor power except

with Alla>h, none has the right to be worshipped

except Alla>h and we worship none except Him. For

Him is all favour, grace, and glorious praise. None

has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h and we

are sincere in faith and devotion to Him although

the disbelievers detest it.’

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(69)

.

‘How perfect Alla>h is, all praise is for Alla>h, and

Alla>h is the greatest.’

[thirty-three times]

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner, to Him belong all

sovereignty and praise and He is over all things

omnipotent.’38

(70)

The following three suwar39 should be recited once

after Z{uhr, ‘As}r and ‘Isha>‘ prayers and thrice after

_________________ 38 Whoever says this after every prayer, will have his or her sins remitted

even if they were comparable to the foam of the sea. Muslim, 1/418. 39 These three suwar are known as al-Mu‘a>widha>t [i.e., those that are recited

through which protection with Alla>h is sought ]. Refer to Fath} Al-Ba>ri>, 9/62.

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Fajr and Maghrib.

[al-Ikhla>s}(112)]

[al-Falaq (113)]

[an-Na>s (114)]

(71)

It is also from the Sunnah to recite A<yat al-Kursi>

after each prayer40:

_________________ 40 Whoever recites this A<yah after every prayer, nothing prevents him from

entering Paradise besides first having to die.

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Alla>h, none has the right to be worshipped but He,

the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining and Sustainer

of all. No slumber can seize Him, nor sleep. To Him

belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth.

Who is he that can intercede with Him except with

His Permission? And He knows what will happen to

His creatures in this world and in the Hereafter. Nor

shall they encompass anything of His Knowledge

except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over

the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in

guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most

High, the Most Great. [al-Baqarah: 255]

(72)

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

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alone, without any partner, to Him belong all

sovereignty and praise, He gives life and causes

death and He is over all things omnipotent.’

[ten times after the maghrib and fajr prayers]

(73)

‘O Alla>h, I ask You for knowledge which is

beneficial and sustenance which is good, and deeds

which are acceptable.’

[To be said after giving sala>m for the fajr prayer]

26. Seeking guidance in forming a decision or

choosing the proper course etc. [al-Istikha>rah]

(74)

On the authority of Ja>bir Ibn ‘Abdulla>h , he said:

‘The Prophet would instruct us to pray for

guidance in all of our concerns, just as he would

teach us a su>rah from the Qur‘a>n. He would say

‘If any of you intends to undertake a matter then let

him pray two supererogatory units [two rak’ah

na>filah] of prayer and after which he should

supplicate:

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.

‘O Alla>h, I seek Your counsel by Your knowledge

and by Your power I seek strength and I ask you

from Your immense favour, for verily You are able

while I am not and verily You know while I do not

and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Alla>h, if

You know this affair - and here he mentions his

need - to be good for me in relation to my religion,

my life, and end, then decree and facilitate it for me,

and bless me with it, and if You know this affair to

be ill for me towards my religion, my life, and end,

then remove it from me and remove me from it, and

decree for me what is good wherever it be and make

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me satisfied with such.’

One who seeks guidance from his Creator and

consults his fellow believers and then remains firm

in his resolve does not regret, for Alla>h has said :

‘...and consult them in the affair. Then when you

have taken a decision put your trust in Alla>h...’41

27. Remembrance said in the morning and

evening42

‘All praise is for Alla>h, alone, and prayers and peace

be upon the last and final Prophet.’43

_________________ 41 Su>rah Al Imra>n (3): 159 42 [ ], translated morning: after Fajr prayer until the sun rises. [ ],

translated evening: after ‘Asr prayer until the sun sets, however some scholars say: after the sun sets and onwards.

43 Anas relates from the Prophet that he said: “That I sit with a people who remember Alla>h from the morning prayer until the sun rises is more beloved to me than freeing four from the progeny of Isma>‘i>l; that I sit with a people who remember Alla>h from ‘Asr prayer until the sun sets is more beloved to me than freeing four from the progeny of Isma>‘i>l.” Related by Abu> Dawu>d, 3667 and declared H{asan by Al-Alba>ni>, S{ah}i>h} Abu> Dawu>d, 2/698.

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(75)

.

‘I take refuge with Alla>h from the accursed devil.’

Then recite A<yat al-Kursi>44

(76)

_________________ 44 Su>rah al-Baqarah: 255. Whoever says it in the morning will be protected

from the jinn until the evening and whoever says it in the evening will be protected from the jinn until the morning.

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[al-Ikhla>s}(112)]

[al-Falaq (113)]

[an-Na>s (114)]

[three times]45

(77)

.

_________________ 45 Whoever says this three times in the morning and evening, it will suffice

him of all else.

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‘We have reached the morning and at this very time

unto Alla>h, belongs all sovereignty46, and all praise

is for Alla>h. None has the right to be worshipped

except Alla>h, alone, without any partner, to Him

belong all sovereignty and praise and He is over all

things omnipotent. My Lord, I ask You for the good

of this day and the good of what follows it and I

take refuge in You from the evil of this day and the

evil of what follows it47. My Lord, I take refuge in

You from laziness and senility. My Lord, I take

refuge in You from torment in the Fire and

punishment in the grave.’

(78)

.

‘O Alla>h, by your leave we have reached the

morning and by Your leave we have reached the

evening, by Your leave we live and die and unto

You is our resurrection.’

In the evening:

_________________ 46 For the evening one says: 47 For the evening, one reads:

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.

‘O Alla>h, by Your leave we have reached the

evening and by Your leave we have reached the

morning, by Your leave we live and die and unto

You is our return.’

(79)

.

‘O Alla>h, You are my Lord, none has the right to be

worshipped except You, You created me and I am

Your servant and I abide to Your covenant and

promise as best I can, I take refuge in You from the

evil of which I have committed. I acknowledge

Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so

forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except

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You.’48

(80)

‘O Alla>h, verily I have reached the morning and call

on You, the bearers of Your throne, Your angels,

and all of Your creation to witness that You are

Alla>h, none has the right to be worshipped except

You, alone, without any partner and that

Muh}ammad is Your Servant and Messenger.’49

[four times in the morning and evening.]50

(81)

_________________ 48 Whoever says this being certain about it in the evening and then dies that

night will enter Paradise, and the same applies for the morning. 49 Whoever says this four times in the morning or evening, Alla>h will free

him from the Fire. 50 For the evening, one reads instead of .

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.

‘O Alla>h, what blessing I or any of Your creation

have risen upon, is from You alone, without any

partner, so for You is all praise and unto You all

thanks.’

...whoever says this in the morning has indeed

offered his day’s thanks and whoever says this in

the evening51 has indeed offered his night’s thanks.

(82)

‘O Alla>h, grant my body health, O Alla>h, grant my

hearing health, O Alla>h, grant my sight health.

None has the right to be worshipped except You. O

Alla>h, I take refuge with You from disbelief and

poverty, and I take refuge with You from the

_________________ 51 For the evening, one reads instead of .

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punishment of the grave. None has the right to be

worshipped except You.’ [three times]

(83)

‘Alla>h is Sufficient for me, none has the right to be

worshipped except Him, upon Him I rely and He is

Lord of the exalted throne.’52 [seven times morning

and evening]

(84)

_________________ 52 Whoever says this seven times in the morning and evening, Alla>h suffices

him with regard to the affairs of the world and Hereafter that worry him.

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.

‘O Alla>h, I ask You for pardon and well-being in

this life and the next. O Alla>h, I ask You for pardon

and well-being in my religious and worldly affairs,

and my family and my wealth. O Alla>h, veil my

weaknesses and set at ease my dismay. O Alla>h,

preserve me from the front and from behind and on

my right and on my left and from above, and I take

refuge with You lest I be swallowed up by the

earth.’

(85)

.

‘O Alla>h, Knower of the unseen and the seen,

Creator of the heavens and the Earth, Lord and

Sovereign of all things, I bear witness that none has

the right to be worshipped except You. I take refuge

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in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil

and shirk53 of the devil, and from committing wrong

against my soul or bringing such upon another

Muslim.’

(86)

‘In the name of Alla>h with whose name nothing is

harmed on earth nor in the heavens and He is The

All-Seeing, The All-Knowing.’54 [three times]

(87)

‘I am pleased with Alla>h as a Lord, and Isla>m as a

religion and Muh}ammad as a Prophet.’55 [three

_________________ 53 Shirk : To associate others with Alla>h in those things which are specific

to Him. This can occur in (1) belief, e.g. to believe that other than Alla>h has the power to benefit or harm, (2) speech, e.g. to swear by other than Alla>h and (3) action, e.g. to bow or prostrate to other than Alla>h.

54 Whoever says it three times in the morning and evening, will not be harmed by anything.

55 Whoever says this three times in the morning and evening, it is a right

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times]

(88)

.

‘O Ever Living, O Self-Subsisting and Supporter of

all, by Your mercy I seek assistance, rectify for me

all of my affairs and do not leave me to myself, even

for the blink of an eye.’

(89)

.

‘We have reached the morning and at this very time

all sovereignty belongs to Alla>h, Lord of the worlds.

O Alla>h, I ask You for the good of this day, its

_________________________________ upon Alla>h [which he declares upon Himself, benevolently] to please him on the Day of Resurrection.

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triumphs and its victories, its light and its blessings

and its guidance, and I take refuge in You from the

evil of this day and the evil that follows it.’56

(90)

‘We rise upon the fi \t}rah57 of Isla>m, and the word of

pure faith58, and upon the religion of our Prophet

Muh}ammad and the religion of our forefather

Ibra>hi>m, who was a Muslim and of true faith and

was not of those who associate others with Alla>h.’59

(91)

‘How perfect Alla>h is and I praise Him.’60 [one

_________________ 56 For the evening, the supplication is read as follows:

. 57 i.e. the religion of Isla>m, the way of Ibra>hi>m . 58 i.e. the Shaha>dah. 59 For the evening, one reads instead of 60 No one will come on the Day of Resurrection with better than one who

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hundred times]

(92)

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner, to Him belong all

sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things

omnipotent.’

[ten times or once if lazy]

(93)

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner, to Him belong all

sovereignty and praise and He is over all things

_________________________________ says this one hundred times in the morning and evening except one who says the same or more than this.

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omnipotent.’61 [one hundred times in the morning]

(94)

‘How perfect Alla>h is and I praise Him by the

number of His creation and His pleasure, and by the

weight of His throne, and the ink of His words.’

[three times in the morning]

(95)

‘O Alla>h, I ask You for knowledge which is

beneficial and sustenance which is good, and deeds

which are acceptable.’

[in the morning]

_________________ 61 Whoever says this one hundred times in a day, has indeed gained the

reward of freeing ten slaves, one hundred merits are recorded for him, one hundred sins are wiped away, he has found a safe retreat from the devil until evening and none will come with better than he on the Day of Resurrection except one who does more than that.

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(96)

.

‘I seek Alla>h’s forgiveness and I turn to Him in

repentance.’ [one hundred times a day]

(97)

‘I take refuge in Alla>h’s perfect words from the evil

He has created.’62

[three times in the evening]

(98)

‘O Alla>h, send prayers and peace upon our Prophet

Muh}ammad.’63 [ten times]

_________________ 62 Whoever says it three times as the evening sets in, the fever of that night

will not harm him. 63 The Prophet said ‘Whoever sends prayers to me ten times in the

morning and ten times in the evening will be encompassed by my intercession.’

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28. Remembrance before sleeping

(99)

‘When retiring to his bed every night, the Prophet

would hold his palms together, spit64 in them, recite

the last three chapters65 of the Qur‘a>n and then wipe

over his entire body as much as possible with his

hands, beginning with his head and face and then all

parts of the body, he would do this three times.’

(100)

The Prophet also said: ‘When you are about to

sleep recite A<yat-ul-Kursi>66 till the end of the A<yat

for there will remain over you a protection from

Alla>h and no devil will draw near to you until

morning.’

(101)

The Prophet also said: ‘Whoever recites the last

two A<ya>t of su>rah al-Baqarah at night, those two

A<ya>t shall be sufficient for him67:’

[al-Baqarah: 285-286]

_________________ 64 A form of spitting comprising mainly of air with little spittle. 65 Su>rah’s al-Ikhla>s}, al-Falaq and an-Na>s. 66 The A<yah of the foot-stool, Su>rah Baqarah 255. 67 i.e., protect him from all that can cause him harm.

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The Messenger (Muh}ammad ) believes in what

has been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the

believers. Each one (of them) believes in Alla>h, His

Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. “We make

no distinction (they say) between and another of

His Messengers”. And they say: “We hear and we

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obey. (We seek) your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to

You is the return (of all). On no soul does Allah

place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets

reward for the (good) that it earned, and it is

punished for the (evil) that it earns. “Our Lord!

Punish us not if we forget or fall into error; our

Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You

did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians); our

Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have

strength to bear. Pardon us, and grant us

forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our

Protector, and give us victory over the unbelievers.

[al-Baqarah: 285-286]

(102)

‘If one of you rises from his bed and then returns to

it he should dust it with the edge of his garment

three times for he does not know what has occurred

in his absence and when he lies down he should

supplicate:

‘In Your name my Lord, I lie down and in Your

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name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have

mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul

then protect it in the manner You do so with Your

righteous servants.’

(103)

‘O Alla>h, verily You have created my soul and You

shall take it’s life, to You belong it’s life and death.

If You should keep my soul alive then protect it,

and if You should take it’s life then forgive it. O

Alla>h, I ask You to grant me good health.’

(104)

The Prophet would place his right hand under his

cheek when about to sleep and supplicate:

‘O Alla>h, protect me from Your punishment on the

day Your servants are resurrected.’ [three times]

(105)

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‘In Your name O Alla>h, I live and die.’

(106)

‘Shall I not direct you both68 to something better

than a servant? When you go to bed say:

‘How Perfect Alla>h is.’ [thirty-three times]

‘All praise is for Alla>h.’ [thirty-three times]

‘Alla>h is the greatest.’ [thirty-four times]

...for that is indeed better for you both than a

servant.’

(107)

_________________ 68 The Prophet was addressing ‘A<’ishah and Fa>t{imah -may Alla>h be

pleased with them - when they approached him for a servant.

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.

‘O Alla>h, Lord of the seven heavens and the exalted

throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of

the seed and the date stone, Revealer of the

Tawra>h69, the Inji>l70 and the Furq>an71, I take refuge in

You from the evil of all things You shall seize by

the forelock72. O Alla>h, You are The First so there is

nothing before You and You are The Last so there

is nothing after You. You are az}-Z{a>hir73 so there is

_________________ 69 The book revealed to Mu>sa> 70 The book revealed to ‘Isa> 71 One of the many names of the Qur’a>n, means: The Criterion, which

distinguishes between truth and falsehood. 72 i.e. You have total mastery over. 73 az}-Z{a>hir: Indicates the greatness of His attributes and the insignificance

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nothing above You and You are al-Ba>t}in74 so there

is nothing closer than You. Settle our debt for us

and spare us from poverty.’

(108)

.

‘All praise is for Alla>h, Who fed us and gave us

drink, and Who is sufficient for us and has sheltered

us, for how many have none to suffice them or

shelter them.’

(109)

_________________________________ of every single creation in respect to His greatness and Highness, for He is above all of His creation as regards His essence and attributes.

74 al-Ba>t}in: Indicates His awareness and knowledge of all secrets, of that which is in the hearts and the most intimate of things just as it indicates His closeness and nearness to all in a manner which befits His majesty.

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.

‘O Alla>h, Knower of the seen and the unseen,

Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and

Sovereign off all things I bear witness that none has

the right to be worshipped except You. I take refuge

in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil

and shirk75 of the devil, and from committing wrong

against my soul or bringing such upon another

Muslim.’

(110)

‘The Prophet never used to sleep until he had

recited su>rah as-Sajdah and su>rah al-Mulk76.’

(111)

‘If you take to your bed, then perform ablution, lie

on your right side and then supplicate:

_________________ 75 See footnote 53. 76 Su>rahs 32 & 67.

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.

‘O Alla>h, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust

my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards

You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of

You. Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from

You except with You. I believe in Your Book which

You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You

have sent.’

...If you then die, you will die upon the fit}rah77.’

29. Supplication when turning over during the

night

(112)

’A<‘ishah narrated that the Messenger

of Alla>h used to say at night if he turned during

sleep:

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

_________________ 77 See footnote 57.

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The One, al-Qahha>r78. Lord of the heavens and the

Earth and all between them, The Exalted in Might,

The Oft-Forgiving.’

30. Upon experiencing unrest, fear,

apprehensiveness and the like during sleep

(113)

.

‘I take refuge in the perfect words of Alla>h from His

anger and punishment, and from the evil of His

servants, and from the madness and appearance of

devils.’

31. Upon seeing a good dream or a bad dream

(114)

‘The righteous dream is from Alla>h and the bad

dream is from the devil, so if anyone sees something

which pleases him then he should only relate it to

one whom he loves...’

Summary of what to do upon having a bad dream:

_________________ 78 The One Who has subdued all of creation and Whom all of creation are

subservient to. All movements occur by His will.

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Spit79 on your left three times.

Seek refuge in Alla>h from shayt}a>n and the evil of

what you saw three times.

Do not relate it to anyone.

Turn and sleep on the opposite side to which you

were sleeping on previously.

(115)

Get up and pray if you so desire.

32. Qunu>t al-Witr80

(116)

.

‘O Alla>h, guide me along with those whom You

_________________ 79 See footnote 64. 80 Supplication made before or after bowing in the witr prayer.

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have guided, pardon me along with those whom

You have pardoned, be an ally to me along with

those whom You are an ally to and bless for me that

which You have bestowed. Protect me from the evil

You have decreed81 for verily You decree and none

can decree over You. For surety, he whom you show

allegiance to is never abased and he whom You take

as an enemy is never honoured and mighty. O our

Lord, Blessed and Exalted are You.’

(117)

‘O Alla>h, I take refuge within Your pleasure from

Your displeasure and within Your pardon from Your

punishment, and I take refuge in You from You. I

cannot enumerate Your praise. You are as You have

praised Yourself.’

(118)

_________________ 81 See footnote 23.

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.

‘O Alla>h, it is You we worship, and unto You we

pray and prostrate, and towards You we hasten and

You we serve. We hope for Your mercy and fear

Your punishment, verily Your punishment will fall

upon the disbelievers. O Alla>h, we seek Your aid

and ask Your pardon, we praise You with all good

and do not disbelieve in You. We believe in You

and submit unto You, and we disown and reject

those who disbelieve in You.’

33. After sala>m of the witr prayer

(119)

After giving sala>m he would supplicate three times:

.

‘How perfect The King, The Holy One is.’

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....on the third time he would raise his voice,

elongate it and add:

.

‘Lord of the angels and the ru>h} [i.e., Jibri>l].’

34. Anxiety and sorrow

(120)

.

‘O Alla>h, I am Your servant, son of Your servant,

son of Your maidservant, my forelock is in Your

hand82, Your command over me is forever executed

and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every

_________________ 82 See footnote 72.

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name belonging to You which You named Yourself

with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to

any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the

knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make

the Qur’a>n the life of my heart and the light of my

breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release

for my anxiety.’83

(121)

.

‘O Alla>h, I take refuge in You from anxiety and

sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and

cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over

powered by men.’

35. Supplication for one in distress

(122)

_________________ 83 The Prophet used to mention this supplication frequently, see Al-

Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath}, 11/173.

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.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

The Supreme, The Most-Forbearing. None has the

right to be worshipped except Alla>h, Lord of the

magnificent throne. None has the right to be

worshipped except Alla>h, Lord of the heavens, Lord

of the earth and Lord of the noble throne.’

(123)

.

‘O Alla>h, it is Your mercy that I hope for, so do not

leave me in charge of my affairs even for a blink of

an eye and rectify for me all of my affairs. None has

the right to be worshipped except You.’

(124)

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except You.

How perfect You are, verily I was among the

wrong-doers.’

(125)

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.

‘Alla>h, Alla>h is my Lord, I do not associate

anything with Him.’

36. Upon encountering an enemy or those of

authority

(126)

.

‘O Alla>h, we place You before them and we take

refuge in You from their evil.’

(127)

.

‘O Alla>h, You are my supporter and You are my

helper, by You I move and by You I attack and by

You I battle.’

(128)

.

‘Alla>h is sufficient for us, and how fine a trustee

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[He is].’

37. Supplication for one who fears the oppression

of the ruler

(129)

.

‘O Alla>h, Lord of the seven heavens and the exalted

throne, be a protector for me from so-and-so and his

associates from among your creatures, and from any

of them hastening to punish me or transgress [all

bounds against me]. Exalted and mighty is your

protégé, majestic is your praise and none has the

right to be worshipped but You.’

(130)

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‘Alla>h is the greatest. Allah is mightier than His

entire creation. Allah is mightier than what I fear

and am wary of. I take refuge in Allah, whom none

has the right to be worshipped but He, the holder of

the seven heavens lest it fall on the earth except by

His will, from the evil of your servant so-and-so and

his army, followers and acquaintances from among

the jinn and humankind. O Allah, be a protector for

me from their evil. Exalted and mighty is your

protégé, blessed is Your name and none has the

right to be worshipped but You.’ [three times]

38. Supplication made against an enemy

(131)

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‘O Alla>h, Revealer of the Book, Swift at reckoning,

defeat the confederates. O Alla>h, defeat them and

convulse them.’

39. What to say when in fear of a people

(132)

.

‘O Alla>h, protect me from them with what You

choose.’

40. Supplication for one afflicted with doubt in his

faith

(133)

He should seek refuge in Alla>h

He should renounce that which is causing such

doubt.

(134)

He should say:

.

‘I have believed in Alla>h and His Messengers.’

98

(135)

He should also recite the following A<yat:

‘He is The First and The Last, az}-Z{a>hir and al-

Ba>t}in84 and He knows well all things.’ [al-H{adi>d: 3]

41. Settling a debt

(136)

.

‘O Alla>h, make what is lawful enough for me, as

opposed to what is unlawful, and spare me by Your

grace, of need of others.’

(137)

_________________ 84 See footnotes 73 and 74.

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‘O Alla>h, I take refuge in You from anxiety and

sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and

cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over

powered by men.’

42. Supplication for one afflicted by whisperings

in prayer or recitation

(138)

‘Uthma>n Ibn al-’Aws} narrated: I said ‘O

Messenger of Alla>h, verily the devil comes between

me and my prayer and recitation making me

confused’ The Messenger of Alla>h replied ‘That

is a devil called Khanzab, so if you sense his

presence then seek refuge in Alla>h from him and

spit85 on your left side three times.’

43. Supplication for one whose affairs have

become difficult

(139)

_________________ 85 See footnote 64.

100

.

‘O Alla>h, there is no ease except in that which You

have made easy, and You make the difficulty, if

You wish, easy.’

44. Upon committing a sin

(140)

‘Any servant who commits a sin and as a result,

performs ablution, prays two units of prayer [i.e.,

two rak1ats] and then seeks Alla>h’s forgiveness,

Alla>h would forgive him.’

45. Supplications for expelling the devil and his

whisperings

(141)

Seeking refuge from him.86

(142)

The Adha>n [call to prayer].

(143)

Recitation of the Qur‘a>n and the [authentic] words

of remembrance and supplications87.

_________________ 86 See Su>rah al-Mu’minu>n (23): 98-99. 87 e.g. ‘Do not make your homes like the graveyards, indeed the devils flee

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46. When stricken with a mishap or overtaken by

an affair

(144)

‘The strong believer is better and more beloved to

Alla>h, than the weak believer and there is goodness

in both. Strive for that which will benefit you, seek

help from Alla>h and do not despair88. If a mishap

should happen to befall you then do not say ‘ If only

I had acted...such and such would have happened’.

Rather, say:

.

‘Alla>h has decreed and what He wills, He does.’

...for verily ‘If ‘ lets in the work of the devil.’

_________________________________ from the house in which su>rah Al-Baqarah has been read.’ Related by Muslim 1/539, also supplications and remembrance for the morning and evening, before sleeping, when getting up, entering and leaving the house, entering and leaving the mosque, the recitation of A<yah Al-Kursi> and the last two verses of Su>rah Al-Baqarah before sleeping, one who says, ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Alla>h, alone, without any partner, to Him belong all dominion and praise and He is over all things omnipotent’ will be protected from the devil for the whole of his day, the adha>n...etc.

88 i.e. strive to be obedient to Alla>h and to yearn for that which is with Him, seek assistance from Alla>h in this striving, do not despair or become lazy in seeking His obedience and assistance.

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47. Congratulating one who has had a child and

responding to it

‘May Alla>h bless for you your bestowal, may you

thank the Bestower, may the child reach its prime

age and may you be granted its righteousness.’

The one congratulated then responds saying:

‘May Alla>h bless for you and may He bless you.

May Alla>h reward you with goodness, bestow upon

you the same and reward you handsomely.’

48. Placing children under Alla>h’s protection

(146)

Ibn ‘Abba>s related that the Messenger of Alla>h

used to commend al-H{asan and al-H{usayn to

Alla>h’s protection, saying:

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.

‘I commend you two to the protection of Alla>h’s

perfect words from every devil, vermin, and every

evil eye.’

49. When visiting the sick

(147)

When the Prophet would enter upon a sick

person, he would say:

.

‘Never mind, may it[the sickness] be a purification,

if Alla>h wills.’

(148)

‘Any Muslim servant who visits a sick person

whose prescribed moment of death has not arrived

and supplicates seven times:

.

‘I ask Alla>h The Supreme, Lord of the magnificent

throne to cure you’.

104

...he [i.e., the sick person] will be cured.’ 89

50. Excellence of visiting the sick

(149)

‘Amr Ibn Abu> T{a>lib related that he heard the

Messenger of Alla>h say: ‘If a man calls on his

sick Muslim brother, it is as if he walks reaping the

fruits of Paradise until he sits, and when he sits he is

showered in mercy, and if this was in the morning,

seventy thousand angels send prayers upon him

until the evening, and if this was in the evening,

seventy thousand angels send prayers upon him

until the morning.’

51. Supplication of the sick who have renounced

all hope of life

(150)

.

‘O Alla>h, forgive me, have mercy upon me and unite

_________________ 89 Another du‘a> that could be said is the one reported by Bukhari and

Muslim from the <<<hadith< of ‘A<’ishah may Allah be pleased with her, who said that when the Prophet, visited a member of his family who was sick, he would say:

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me with the highest companions90.’

(151)

’A<‘ishah related that the Prophet

[during his illness in which he passed away] would

dip his hands in water and then he would wipe his

face and say:

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

death does indeed contain agony.’

(152)

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h

and Alla>h is the greatest. None has the right to be

worshipped except Alla>h, alone. None has the right

to be worshipped except Alla>h, alone, without any

_________________ 90 Refer to the Qur’a>n, Su>rah 4, A<yah: 69.

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partner. None has the right to be worshipped except

Alla>h, to Him belong all sovereignty and praise.

None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h

and there is no might and no power except with

Alla>h.’

52. Instruction for the one nearing death91

(153)

‘He whose last words are:

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h.’

...will enter Paradise.’

53. Supplication for one afflicted by a calamity

(154)

.

‘To Alla>h we belong and unto Him is our return. O

Alla>h, recompense me for my affliction and replace

_________________ 91 i.e. those around the sick should instruct and encourage him to say the

shaha>dah.

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it for me with something better.’

54. When closing the eyes of the deceased

(155)

.

‘O Alla>h, forgive - here the name of the deceased is

mentioned - and raise his rank among the rightly

guided, and be a successor92 to whom he has left

behind, and forgive us and him O Lord of the

worlds. Make spacious his grave and illuminate it

for him.’

55. Supplication for the deceased at the funeral

prayer

(156)

_________________ 92 [ ] A successor: one who succeeds another due to the latter’s absence

or death. This is the correct meaning of the word khali>fah; thus, it is incorrect to believe that Adam is the khali>fah [vicegerent, as is commonly translated] of Alla>h on earth because Alla>h is never absent, and will never die. This supplication proves the correct understanding of this term and shows that Alla>h succeeds us and guards whom we leave behind when we die or are absent [also refer to supplication 198].

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.

‘O Alla>h, forgive and have mercy upon him, excuse

him and pardon him, and make honourable his

reception. Expand his entry, and cleanse him with

water, snow and hail, and purify him of sin as a

white robe is purified of filth. Exchange his home

for a better home, and his family for a better family,

and his spouse for a better spouse. Admit him into

the Garden, protect him from the punishment of the

grave and the torment of the Fire.’

(157)

109

.

‘O Alla>h, forgive our living and our dead, those

present and those absent, our young and our old, our

males and our females. O Alla>h, whom amongst us

You keep alive, then let such a life be upon Isla>m,

and whom amongst us You take unto Yourself, then

let such a death be upon faith. O Alla>h, do not

deprive us of his reward and do not let us stray after

him.’

(158)

.

‘O Alla>h, so-and-so is under Your care and

protection so protect him from the trial of the grave

and torment of the Fire. Indeed You are faithful and

truthful. Forgive and have mercy upon him, surely

You are The Oft-Forgiving, The Most-Merciful.’

(159)

110

.

‘O Alla>h, Your servant and the son of Your

maidservant is in need of Your mercy and You are

without need of his punishment. If he was righteous

then increase his reward and if he was wicked then

look over his sins.’

56. Supplication for the advancement of reward

during the funeral prayer93

(160)

One can also say:

_________________ 93 This supplication is made when the deceased is a baby/child [i.e. one not

having reached the age of puberty].

111

.

‘O Alla>h, make him a preceding reward and a stored

treasure for his parents, and an answered

intercessor. O Alla>h, through him, make heavy their

scales and magnify their reward. Unite him with the

righteous believers, place him under the care of

Ibra>hi>m, and protect him by Your mercy from the

torment of Hell.’

(161)

Al-H{asan used to recite the opening su>rah of the

Qur‘a>n [i.e., al-Fa>tih{ah] over the child and then

supplicate:

.

‘O Alla>h, make him a preceding reward, a

prepayment and a recompense for us.’

57. Condolence

(162)

112

.

‘Verily to Alla>h, belongs what He took and to Him

belongs what He gave, and everything with Him has

an appointed time…and then he ordered for her

to be patient and hope for Alla>h’s reward94.’

...and one can also say:

.

‘May Alla>h magnify your reward, make better your

solace and forgive your deceased.’95

58. Placing the deceased in the grave

(163)

.

‘In the name of Alla>h and upon the Sunnah of the

Messenger of Alla>h.’

59. After burying the deceased

(164)

_________________ 94 The words [ ] are commands in the feminine 3rd person form,

so they will need to be changed with respect to whom is being addressed. 95 This is the saying of some of the scholars, not a H}adi>th.

113

‘After the Prophet would bury the deceased he

would stand by the grave and say: ‘Seek forgiveness

for your brother and pray that he remains firm, for

he is now being questioned’.’

60. Visiting the graves

(165)

.

‘Peace be upon you all, O inhabitants of the graves,

amongst the believers and the Muslims. Verily we

will, Alla>h willing, be united with you, may Alla>h

have mercy upon those already called and those still

delayed among us all. We ask Alla>h for well-being

for us and you.’

61. During a wind storm

(166)

.

‘O Alla>h, I ask You for it’s goodness and I take

refuge with You from it’s evil.’

114

(167)

.

‘O Alla>h, I ask You for it’s goodness, the good

within it, and the good it was sent with, and I take

refuge with You from it’s evil, the evil within it,

and from the evil it was sent with.’

62. Upon hearing thunder

(168)

When ‘Abdulla>h Ibn az-Zubayr used to hear

thunder he would stop talking and say:

.

‘How perfect He is, [The One] Whom the thunder

declares His perfection with His praise, as do the

angels out of fear of Him.’

63. Supplication for rain

(169)

115

.

‘O Alla>h, send upon us helpful, wholesome and

healthy rain, beneficial not harmful rain, now, not

later.’

(170)

.

‘O Alla>h, relieve us, O Alla>h, relieve us, O Alla>h,

relieve us.’

(171)

.

‘O Alla>h, provide water for Your servants and Your

cattle, spread out Your mercy and resurrect Your

dead land.’

64. When it rains

(172)

.

116

‘O Alla>h, may it be a beneficial rain cloud.’

65. After rainfall

(173)

.

‘We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of

Alla>h.’

66. Asking for clear skies

(174)

.

‘O Alla>h, let the rain fall around us and not upon us,

O Alla>h, [let it fall] on the pastures, hills, valleys

and the roots of trees.’

67. Upon sighting the crescent moon

(175)

117

.

‘Alla>h is the greatest. O Alla>h, let the crescent loom

above us in safety, faith, peace, and Isla>m, and in

agreement with all that You love and pleases You,

O our Lord. Our Lord and your Lord is Alla>h.’

68. Upon breaking fast

(176)

.

‘The thirst has gone and the veins are moistened,

and reward is confirmed, if Alla>h wills.’

(177)

‘Abdulla>h Ibn ‘Amr Ibn al-’Aws related that the

Messenger of Alla>h said: ‘Indeed the fasting

person has at the time of breaking fast, a

supplication which is not rejected’. Ibn Abu>

Mulaykah said: ‘I Heard ‘Abdulla>h Ibn

‘Umar say when he broke his fast:

118

.

‘O Alla>h, I ask You by Your mercy which envelopes

all things, that You forgive me.’

69. Supplication before eating

(178)

‘When you are about to eat, you should say:

.

...and if you forget to say it before starting, then

you should say [when you remember] :

.

‘In the name of Alla>h in its beginning and end.’

(179)

‘Whomever Alla>h feeds, should say:

.

‘O Alla>h, bless it for us and feed us better than it.’

...and whomever Alla>h gives milk to drink, should

say:

119

.

‘O Alla>h, bless it for us and give us more of it.’

70. Upon completing the meal

(180)

.

‘All praise is for Alla>h who fed me this and

provided it for me without any might nor power

from myself.’

(181)

.

‘Alla>h be praised with an abundant beautiful blessed

praise, a never-ending praise, a praise which we will

never bid farewell to and an indispensable praise,

He is our Lord96.’

_________________ 96 There are other views as regard to the understanding of this supplication,

from them: ‘Alla>h be praised with an abundant beautiful blessed praise. He is The One Who is sufficient, feeds and is not fed, The One Who is

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71. Supplication of the guest for the host

(182)

.

‘O Alla>h, bless for them, that which You have

provided them, forgive them and have mercy upon

them.’

72. Supplication said to one offering a drink or to

one who intended to do that

(183)

‘O Alla>h, feed him who fed me, and provide with

drink him who provided me with drink.’

73. When breaking fast in someone’s home

(184)

.

_________________________________ longed for, along with that which is with Him and The One Who is needed, He is our Lord.’

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‘May the fasting break their fast in your home, and

may the dutiful and pious eat your food, and may

the angels send prayers upon you.’

74. Supplication said by one fasting when

presented with food and does not break his fast

(185)

‘If you are invited [to a meal] then answer. If you

happen to be fasting, then supplicate [for those

present] and if you are not fasting, then eat.’

75. When insulted while fasting

(186)

.

‘I am fasting, I am fasting.’

76. Supplication said upon seeing the early or

premature fruit

(187)

.

122

‘O Alla>h, bless our fruit for us, bless our town for

us, bless our s}a>’ 97 for us and bless our mudd for us.’

77. Upon sneezing

(188)

‘When one of you sneezes he should say:

.

‘All praise is for Alla>h’

...and his brother or companion should say to him:

.

‘May Alla>h have mercy upon you.’

...and he[i.e. the one who sneezed] replies back to

him:

.

‘May Alla>h guide you and rectify your condition.’

78. What is said to a ka>fir when he sneezes

(189)

_________________ 97 A s}a>’ is equivalent to four mudds and a mudd is equivalent to a dry

measure of an average man’s two palms.

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.

‘May Alla>h guide you and rectify your condition.’

79. Supplication said to the newlywed

(190)

.

‘May Alla>h bless for you [your spouse] and bless

you, and may He unite both of you in goodness.’

80. The groom’s supplication on the wedding

night or when buying an animal

(191)

When you marry a woman or buy a maidservant,

you should say:

.

‘O Alla>h, I ask You for the goodness within her and

the goodness that you have made her inclined

towards, and I take refuge with You from the evil

within her and the evil that you have made her

inclined towards.’

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...and if you buy a camel, then you should take hold

of it’s hump and say likewise.’

81. Before sexual intercourse

(192)

.

‘In the name of Alla>h. O Alla>h, keep the devil away

from us and keep the devil away from what you

have blessed us with.’

82. When angry

(193)

.

‘I take refuge with Alla>h from the accursed devil.’

83. Supplication said upon seeing someone in trial

or tribulation98

(194)

_________________ 98 This supplication is to be said to one’s self, not directly to the one in trial

or tribulation.

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.

‘All praise is for Alla>h Who saved me from that

which He tested you with and Who most certainly

favoured me over much of His creation.’

84. Remembrance said at a sitting or gathering

etc.

(195)

Ibn ‘Umar said: It would be counted that the

Messenger of Alla>h would say one hundred times

at any one sitting before getting up:

.

‘O my Lord, forgive me and turn towards me [to

accept my repentance]. Verily You are The Oft-

Returning, The Oft-Forgiving.’

85. Supplication for the expiation of sins said at

the conclusion of a sitting or gathering etc.

(196)

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‘How perfect You are O Alla>h, and I praise You. I

bear witness that None has the right to be

worshipped except You. I seek Your forgiveness and

turn to You in repentance.’ 99

86. Returning a supplication of forgiveness

(197)

‘Abdulla>h Ibn Sarjis said: ‘ I went to see the

Prophet and ate from his food and then said to

him:

.

‘May Alla>h forgive you, O Messenger of Alla>h.’

...he replied:

_________________ 99 ‘A<’ishah said: ‘Whenever The Messenger of Alla>h would

betake a seat, read Qur’a>n or pray, he would always conclude it with certain words, I [i.e. ‘A<’ishah] said: O Messenger of Alla>h , I have noticed that whenever you betake a seat, read Qur’a>n or pray, you always conclude it with these words. He said: Yes, whoever speaks good, it [i.e., the supplication] will be a seal for that goodness and whoever speaks ill, it will be an atonement for him...’ Related by An-Nasa‘i> in [‘Amal al-Yawm wa Al-Laylah], 308 and Ah}mad 6/77. Dr Fa>ru>q H{ama>dah declared its chain to be authentic in his checking of An-Nasa‘i>’s ‘Amal al-Yawm wa Al-Laylah, pg. 273.

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.

‘and you.’

87. Supplication said to one who does you a

favour

(198)

‘If someone does you a favour and you say:

.

‘May Alla>h reward you with goodness.’

...then you have indeed excelled in praising him.’

88. Protection from the Dajja>l100

(199)

‘Whoever memorises the first ten A<ya>t of su>rah al-

Kahf will be protected from Dajja>l.’

One should also seek refuge with Alla>h from the

tribulations of the Dajja>l after the last tashahhud of

every prayer101.

_________________ 100 See footnote 31. 101 Refer to supplications 55 and 56.

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89. Supplication said to one who pronounces his

love for you, for Alla>h’s sake

(200)

.

‘May He, for whom you have loved me, love you.’

90. Supplication said to one who has offered you

some of his wealth

(201)

.

‘May Alla>h bless for you, your family and wealth.’

91. Supplication said to the debtor when his debt

is settled

(202)

.

‘May Alla>h bless for you, your family and wealth.

Surely commendation and payment are the reward

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for a loan.’

92. Supplication for fear of shirk102

(203)

.

‘O Alla>h, I take refuge in You lest I should commit

shirk with You knowingly and I seek Your

forgiveness for what I do unknowingly.’

93. Returning the supplication of one who says

‘May Alla>h bless you’

(204)

‘A<‘ishah reported that the Messenger

of Alla>h was given a sheep and he ordered for it’s

distribution. When the servant would come back

[from distributing it], ‘A<‘ishah would ask: ‘What

did they say?’, he replied: ‘They would supplicate:

.

_________________ 102 See footnote 53.

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‘May Alla>h bless you all.’

...’A<‘ishah would then say:

.

‘and may Alla>h bless them.’

...we return their supplication in a similar way and

our reward remains with us.

94. Forbiddance of ascribing things to omens103

(205)

.

‘O Alla>h, there is no omen but there is reliance on

You, there is no good except Your good and none

has the right to be worshipped except You.’104

_________________ 103 This supplication is used whenever one initially thinks a casual event or

occurrence to foretell good or evil, using it as a basis to determine which action he should undertake, but he then denounces such a link, relies on Alla>h and then says this supplication as an expiation for this act, since it falls under the category of shirk.

104 As for optimism, this used to impress the Prophet . This is why on one occasion he heard a man say a good word that impressed him to which he remarked, ‘We have taken your optimism from your mouth.’ Related by Abu Dawu>d and Ah}mad and declared S}ah}i>h} by Al-Alba>ni> in [Al-Ah}a>di>th as}-S{ah}i>h}ah], 2/363.

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95. When mounting an animal or any means of

transport

(206)

.

‘In the name of Alla>h and all praise is for Alla>h.

How perfect He is, the One Who has placed this

[transport] at our service and we ourselves would

not have been capable of that, and to our Lord is our

final destiny. All praise is for Alla>h, All praise is for

Alla>h, All praise is for Alla>h. Alla>h is the greatest,

Alla>h is the greatest, Alla>h is the greatest. How

perfect You are, O Alla>h, verily I have wronged my

soul, so forgive me, for surely none can forgive sins

except You.’

96. Supplication for travel

(207)

132

.

‘Alla>h is the greatest, Alla>h is the greatest, Alla>h is

the greatest, How perfect He is, The One Who has

placed this [transport] at our service, and we

ourselves would not have been capable of that, and

to our Lord is our final destiny. O Alla>h, we ask

You for birr and taqwa>105 in this journey of ours, and

we ask You for deeds which please You. O Alla>h,

facilitate our journey and let us cover it’s distance

quickly. O Alla>h, You are The Companion on the

_________________ 105 Birr and Taqwa>: Two comprehensive terms which individually, refer to

all good actions and obedience i.e. performing the commanded actions and avoiding the prohibited actions. When combined together, birr refers to doing those actions which have been commanded and taqwa> refers to avoiding those actions which have been prohibited.

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journey and The Successor106 over the family, O

Alla>h, I take refuge with You from the difficulties

of travel, from having a change of hearts and being

in a bad predicament, and I take refuge in You from

an ill fated outcome with wealth and family.’

...upon returning the same supplication is recited

with the following addition:

.

‘We return, repent, worship and praise our Lord.’

97. Supplication upon entering a town or village

etc.

(208)

.

_________________ 106 See footnote 92.

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‘O Alla>h, Lord of the seven heavens and all that

they envelop, Lord of the seven earths and all that

they carry, Lord of the devils and all whom they

misguide, Lord of the winds and all whom they

whisk away. I ask You for the goodness of this

village, the goodness of its inhabitants and for all

the goodness found within it and I take refuge with

You from the evil of this village, the evil of its

inhabitants and from all the evil found within it.’

98. When entering the market

(209)

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner, to Him belongs all

sovereignty and praise. He gives life and causes

death, and He is living and does not die. In His hand

is all good and He is over all things, omnipotent.’

99. Supplication for when the mounted animal [or

mean of transport] stumbles

(210)

135

.

‘In the name of Alla>h.’

100. Supplication of the traveller for the resident

(211)

‘I place you in the trust of Alla>h, whose trust is

never misplaced.’

101. Supplication of the resident for the traveller

(212)

.

‘I place your religion, your faithfulness and the ends

of your deeds in the trust of Alla>h.’

(213)

.

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‘May Alla>h endow you with taqwa>107, forgive your

sins and facilitate all good for you, wherever you

be.’

102. Remembrance while ascending or descending

(214)

Ja>bir said: While ascending, we would say:

.

‘Alla>h is the greatest.’

...and when descending, we would say:

.

‘How perfect Alla>h is.’

103. Prayer of the traveller as dawn approaches

(215)

.

‘May a witness, be witness to our praise of Alla>h for

_________________ 107 See previous footnote.

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His favours and bounties upon us. Our Lord, protect

us, show favour on us and deliver us from every

evil. I take refuge in Alla>h from the fire.’

104. Stopping or lodging somewhere

(216)

.

‘I take refuge in Alla>h’s perfect words from the evil

that He has created.’

105. While returning from travel

(218)

1Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Messenger of Alla>h

on return from a battle or from performing the

pilgrimage would say at every high point:

.

‘Alla>h is the greatest, Alla>h is the greatest, Alla>h is

the greatest.’

...and then he would say:

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.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner. To Him belong all

sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things

omnipotent. We return, repent, worship and praise

our Lord. Alla>h fulfilled His promise, aided His

Servant, and single-handedly defeated the allies.’

106. What to say upon receiving pleasing or

displeasing news

(218)

When he used to receive pleasant news, he

would say:

.

‘All Praise is for Alla>h by whose favour good works

are accomplished.’

...and upon receiving displeasing news, he would

say:

.

‘All Praise is for Alla>h in all circumstances.’

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107. Excellence of sending prayers upon the

Prophet

(219)

The Prophet said: ‘Whoever sends a prayer upon

me, Alla>h sends ten upon him.’

(220)

He also said: ‘Do not take my grave as a place of

habitual ceremony. Send prayers upon me, for verily

your prayers reach me wherever you are.’

(221)

He also said: ‘The miser is one whom when I am

mentioned to him, fails to send prayers upon me.’

(222)

He said: “Alla>h has Angels who roam the earth

and convey sala>m to me from my ummah.”

(223)

He also said: “Whenever someone sends sala>m

upon me, Alla>h returns my soul to me so that I may

return sala>m to that person.”

108. Spreading the Isla>mic greeting

(224)

The Messenger of Alla>h said: ‘You shall not enter

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paradise until you believe, and you shall not believe

until you love one another. Shall I not inform you of

something, if you were to act upon it, you will

indeed achieve mutual love for one another? Spread

sala>m amongst yourselves.’

(225)

‘Amma>r said: ‘Three characteristics, whoever

combines them, has completed his faith: to be

sincerely just, to spread greetings to all people and

to spend [charitably] out of the little you have.’

(226)

‘Abdulla>h Ibn ‘Amr reported that a man asked

the Prophet : ‘Which Isla>m is the best?’. He

replied: Feed [the poor], and greet those whom you

know as well as those whom you do not.’

109. Returning a greeting to a ka>fir

(227)

‘When the people of the Book greet you, reply by

saying:

.

‘And upon you.’

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110. Upon hearing a rooster crow or the braying of

an ass

(228)

‘If you hear the crow of a rooster, ask Alla>h for his

bounty for it has seen an angel and if you hear the

braying of an ass, seek refuge in Alla>h for it has

seen a devil.’

111. Supplication upon hearing the barking of dogs

at night

(229)

‘If you hear the barking of dogs or the braying of

asses at night, seek refuge in Alla>h for they see

what you do not.’

112. Supplication said for one you have insulted

(230)

.

‘O Alla>h, to any believer whom I have insulted, let

that be cause to draw him near to You on the Day of

Resurrection.’

113. The etiquette of praising a fellow Muslim

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(231)

He said: ‘If anyone of you is impelled to praise

his brother, then he should say: ‘I deem so-and-so to

be...and Alla>h is his reckoner...and I don’t praise

anyone, putting it [i.e., my praising] forward, in

front of Alla>h’s commendation, however I assume

him to be such and such’ - if he knows that of him.’

114. What to say when praised

(232)

.

‘O Alla>h, do not hold me to account for what they

say [about me], forgive me for that which they do

not know [about me] and make me better than what

they perceive [me to be].

115. The Talbiyah for Hajj or ‘Umrah

(233)

.

‘Here I am O Alla>h, [in response to Your call], here

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I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am.

Verily all praise, grace and sovereignty belong to

You. You have no partner.’

116. At the black stone

(234)

‘The Prophet circled the Ka’bah on a camel,

every time he reached the black stone he would

point to it with his staff and say:

.

‘Alla>h is the greatest.’

117. Supplication said between the Yemeni corner

and the black stone [at the Ka’bah]

(235) The Prophet used to say between the Yemeni

corner and the black stone:

[al-Baqarah: 201]

‘O our Lord, grant us the best in this life and the

best in the next life, and protect us from the

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punishment of the Fire.’

118. When standing at Mount as}-S}afa> and Mount

al-Marwah

(236)

Ja>bir said when describing the Prophet’s

pilgrimage: ‘...and when he approached mount as}-

S}afa he recited:

.

‘Indeed as}-S}afa> and al-Marwah are from the places

of worship of Alla>h...’

‘I begin with what Alla>h began with.’

...so he started with as}-S}afa> and climbed it until he

could see the Ka’bah, he then faced it and said:

.

‘Alla>h is the greatest, Alla>h is the greatest, Alla>h is

the greatest.’

...and then he would say the following three times

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making a supplication108 after each time:

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner. To Him belong all

sovereignty and praise and He is over all things

omnipotent. None has the right to be worshipped

except Alla>h alone. He fulfilled His promise, aided

His Servant and single-handedly defeated the

allies.’

...he would repeat this action at Marwah.

119. The Day of ‘Arafah

(237)

‘The best of supplications is the supplication on the

day of ‘Arafah and the best which I and the

Prophets before me have said is:

_________________ 108 One should make a personal supplication.

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.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner. To Him belong all praise

and sovereignty and He is over all things

omnipotent.’

120. At the Sacred Site [al-Mash’ar al-H{aram]

(238)

Ja>bir said: ‘He rode al-QaswR2109 until he

reached al-Mash’ar al-H{aram, he then faced the

qiblah, supplicated to Alla>h, and extolled His

greatness and oneness. He stood until the sun shone

but left before it rose.’

121. When throwing each pebble at the Jamara>t110

(239)

Every time the Prophet threw a pebble at any of

the three jamara>t, he would say:

.

‘Alla>h is the greatest.’

_________________ 109 The name of the Prophet’s camel. 110 Stoning the three areas at Mina> during H{ajj.

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...on completion of the first jamarah, he advanced a

little, stood facing the qiblah, raised his hands and

supplicated. He also did this after the second

jamarah but not the third.’

122. What to say at times of amazement and

delight

(240)

!

‘How perfect Alla>h is!’

(241)

!

‘Alla>h is the greatest!’

123. What to do upon receiving pleasant news

(242)

The Prophet would prostrate in gratitude to Alla>h

upon receiving news which pleased him

or which caused pleasure.

124. What to say and do when feeling some pain in

the body

(243)

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‘Place your hand at the site of the pain and say:

‘In the name of Alla>h.’ [three times]

...then supplicate seven times:

.

‘I take refuge in Alla>h and within His omnipotence

from the evil that I feel and am wary of.’

125. What to say when in fear of afflicting

something or someone with one’s eye111

(244)

‘If you see something from your brother, yourself or

wealth which you find impressing, then invoke

blessings for it, for the evil eye is indeed true’.

_________________ 111 The Evil Eye: To look at something and be impressed with it, causing

harm to befall it. This “looking” may or may not involve jealousy, and can occur unintentionally, indeed be part of a person’s nature! A person can even inflict harm on himself.

From the supplications for the protection against the Evil Eye: .

‘O Alla>h, send blessings upon him.’ .

‘[This is] that which Alla>h has willed, there is no power except with Alla>h.’

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126. What to say when startled

(245)

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h.’

127. When slaughtering or offering a sacrifice

(246)

.

‘In the name of Alla>h, and Alla>h is the greatest. O

Alla>h, it is from You and belongs to You, O Alla>h,

accept this from me.’

128. To ward off the deception of the obstinate

Shayt}a>ns

(247)

150

.

‘I take refuge within Alla>h’s perfect words which no

righteous or unrighteous person can transgress, from

all the evil that He has created, made and

originated. [I take refuge] from the evil that

descends from the sky and the evil that rises up to

it. [I take refuge] from the evil that is spread on

earth and the evil that springs from her, and I take

refuge from the evil of the tribulations of night and

day, and the evil of one who visits at night except

the one who brings good, O Merciful One.’

129. Seeking forgiveness and repentance

(248)

‘The Messenger of Alla>h said: ‘By Alla>h, I seek

forgiveness and repent to Alla>h, more than seventy

times a day.’

(249)

He also said: ‘O People, Repent to Alla>h! Verily I

repent to Him a hundred times a day.’

(250)

He also said: ‘Whoever says:

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.

‘I seek Alla>h’s forgiveness, besides whom, none has

the right to be worshipped except He, The Ever

Living, The Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all,

and I turn to Him in repentance.’

...Alla>h would forgive him even if he was one who

fled during the advance of an army.’

(251)

He said: ‘The nearest the Lord comes to His

servant is in the middle of the night, so if you are

able to be of those who remember Alla>h at that

time, then be so.’

(252)

He also said: ‘The nearest a servant is to his Lord

is when he is prostrate, so supplicate much therein.’

(253)

He also said: ‘Verily my heart becomes

preoccupied112, and verily I seek Alla>h’s forgiveness

_________________ 112 i.e. in a state of ‘forgetfulness’. The Prophet always used to increase in

his remembrance of his Lord, in attaining a nearness to Alla>h and having consciousness of Alla>h to the extent that if this intensity lessened in anyway, he would regard it as a sin and would then race to seek forgiveness from Alla>h. See Ja>mi‘ Al-UJNl 4/386.

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a hundred times a day.’

130. Excellence of remembrance and glorification

of Alla>h

(254)

‘Whoever says:

‘How perfect Alla>h is and I praise Him.’

...a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped

away, even if they are like the foam of the sea.’113

(255)

Abu> Ayu>b al-Ans}a>ri related that The Prophet

said: ‘Whoever says:

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone, without any partner. To Him belong all

sovereignty and praise and He is over all things

_________________ 113 See (91) regarding the virtue of saying this one hundred times in the

morning and evening.

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omnipotent.’

...ten times, is like one who has freed four souls

from among the children of Isra>‘i>l.’114

(256)

Abu> Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of

Alla>h said: ‘[There are] Two words, [which are]

light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale and beloved

to The Most Gracious:

.

‘How perfect Alla>h is and I praise Him. How perfect

Alla>h is, The Supreme.’

(257)

Abu> Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of

Alla>h said: ‘Saying:

.

‘How perfect Alla>h is, and all praise is for Alla>h.

None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

_________________ 114 See (93) concerning the virtue of one who says this one hundred times a

day.

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and Alla>h is the greatest.’

...is more beloved to me than everything the sun has

risen over.’

(258)

Sa’ad said: ‘We were sitting with the Messenger

of Alla>h , and he said: ‘Are any of you unable to

gain a thousand good deeds each day?’ Somebody

then asked him : How does one achieve a

thousand good deeds? He replied: ‘He should say:

.

‘How perfect Alla>h is.’

...one hundred times, for a thousand good deeds are

recorded for him or a thousand bad deeds are wiped

away.’

(259)

Ja>bir related that the Prophet said: ‘Whoever

says:

.

‘How perfect Alla>h is, The Supreme, and I praise

Him.’

...a palm tree is planted for him in Paradise.’

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(260)

‘Abdulla>h Ibn Qays related that the Prophet

said to him: ‘ O ‘Abdulla>h Ibn Qays, shall I not

inform you of a treasure from the treasures of

paradise?’ He then said: ‘Say:

.

‘There is no might nor power except with Alla>h.’

(261)

‘The most beloved words to Alla>h are four:

.

‘How perfect Alla>h is, all praise is for Alla>h. None

has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h and

Alla>h is the greatest.’

...it does not matter which of them you start with.’

(262)

Sa’i>d Ibn Abu> Waqqa>s narrated that a man came

to the Messenger of Alla>h and said to him:

‘Teach me something which I should say?’ He

said: ‘Say:

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.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

alone without any partner. Alla>h is most great and

much praise is for Alla>h. How perfect Alla>h is, Lord

of the worlds. There is no might nor power except

with Alla>h, The Exalted in might, The Wise.’

...the man then said: ‘These are for my Lord, and

what is for me?’ He replied: ‘Say:

.

‘O Alla>h, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide

me and grant me sustenance.’115

(263)

T{ariq al-Ashja1X said: ‘When someone would

embrace Isla>m, the Prophet would teach him how

to perform prayer and then order him to supplicate

with the following words:

_________________ 115 Abu> Dawu>d added: “When the Bedouin left, the Prophet said, ‘He has

indeed filled his hands with good’.” 1/220

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.

‘O Alla>h, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide

me, give me health and grant me sustenance.’

(264)

Ja>bir Ibn ‘Abdulla>h related that the Messenger of

Alla>h said: ‘Verily, the best supplication is:

.

‘All praise is for Alla>h.’

...and indeed, the best form of remembrance is:

.

‘None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h.’

(265)

‘The everlasting righteous deeds:

.

‘How perfect Alla>h is, and all praise is for Alla>h.

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None has the right to be worshipped except Alla>h,

and Alla>h is the greatest. There is no might nor

power except with Alla>h.’

131. How the Prophet made tasbi>h}116

(266)

‘Abdulla>h Ibn ‘Amr said: ‘I saw the Prophet

make tasbi>h with his right hand.’

132. Etiquette of retiring for the night

(267)

‘When night falls [i.e., at al-Maghrib], restrain your

children [from going out] because at such time the

devils spread about. After a period of time has

passed, let them be. Shut your doors and mention

Alla>h’s name, for verily the devil does not open a

shut door, tie up your water-skins and mention

Alla>h’s name, cover your vessels with anything and

mention Alla>h’s name and put out your lamps.’

O Alla>h, send peace and blessings upon our Prophet

Muh}ammad, his companions, and his family and all

those who follow them in righteousness till the Day

of Reckoning.

_________________ 116 Tasbi>h}, it means here, to say:

.

159

Ami>n.

160

Ah}a>di>th Sources

(1) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 11/113 and

Muslim 4/2083.

(2) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 3/39 and others.

This specific wording is from Ibn Ma>jah,

see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/335.

(3) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/473, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

3/144.

(4) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 8/237 and Muslim

1/530.

(5) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i> and Ibn Ma>jah,

see: Irwa> Al-Ghali>l 7/47.

(6) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i> and Al-Baghawi>,

see: Al-Alba>ni>’s [Mukhtas}ar Shama>’il At-

Tirmiz}i>], Pg 48.

(7) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/41. see: S{ah}i>h} Abu>> Dawu>d

2/760.

(8) Ibn Ma>jah 2/1178 and Al-Baghawi> 12/41,

see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/275.

(9) At-Tirmiz}i> 2/505 and others, see: Al-Irwa>

49 and S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ 3/203.

161

(10) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/45 and Muslim 1/283. The

extra wording in brackets is related by

Sa‘i>d Ibn Mans}u>r, see: Al-Fath} 1/244.

(11) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i> and Ibn Ma>jah.

An-Nasa’i> reported it in [‘Amal al-Yawm

wa Al-Laylah], see: checking of ‘Awn Al-

Ma‘bu>d 2/387.

(12) Abu>> Dawu>d, Ibn Ma>jah, and Ah}mad, see:

Irwa> Al-Ghali>l 1/122.

(13) Muslim 1/209.

(14) At-Tirmiz}i> 1/78, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

1/18.

(15) An-Nasa’i> in [‘Amal al-Yawm wa Al-

Laylah], Pg.173, see: Irwa> Al-Ghali>l 1/135

and 2/94.

(16) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/325 and At-Tirmiz}i> 5/490,

see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/151.

(17) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i>, Ibn Ma>jah and

An-Nasa’i>, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/152 and

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/336.

162

(18) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/325. The great scholar Ibn

Ba>z declared its chain Hasan as in [Tuh}fah

Al-Akhya>r], pg. 28. In S{ah}i>h} Muslim, 2018:

“If a person enters his house and

remembers Alla>h as he enters and when

eating, shayt}a>n says [to his companions],

‘You have no place [here] tonight to sleep

or eat’.”

(19a) All of these features are in Al-Bukha>ri>

11/116, 6316 and Muslim 1/526, 529 &

530, 763.

(19b) At-Tirmiz}i>, 3419, 5/483.

(19c) Related by Al-Bukha>ri> in [Al-Adab Al-

Mufrad] 695, pg. 258. Al-Alba>ni> declared

its chain D{a‘i>f in [S{ah}i>h} Al-Adab Al-

Mufrad] 536.

(19d) Ibn Hajar mentioned it in Fath} Al-Ba>ri> and

he ascribed it to Ibn Abu>> H{a>tim in the book

of Ad-Du1B2. Refer to Al-Fath} 11/118. He

said: “Thus, a total of twenty-five different

traits have been gathered in light of the

various reports.”

(20a) Abu>> Dawu>d see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ 4591.

163

(20b) Ibn As-Sunni> 88, and Al-Alba>ni> declared it

Hasan.

(20c) Abu>> Dawu>d 1/126 see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘

1/528.

(20d) Muslim 1/494.

(21) Refer to what has preceded: (20a, b, c & d).

The last sentence is related by Ibn Ma>jah,

see S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 1/129

(22) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/152, and Muslim 1/288.

(23a) Muslim 1/290.

(23b) The instruction to say it immediately after

is related by Ibn Khuzaymah 1/220.

(24) Muslim 1/288.

(25) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/152. That which is between

the brackets is related by Al-Bayhaqi>

1/410. The great scholar ‘Abdul1AzHz Ibn

Ba>z declared its chain to be Hasan, see

[Tuh}fah Al-Akhya>r], Pg. 38.

(26) At-Tirmiz}i>, Abu>> Dawu>d, and Ah}mad. See:

Irwa> Al-Ghali>l 1/262.

(27) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/181, and Muslim 1/419.

164

(28) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i>, Ibn Ma>jah and

An-Nasa’i>, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 1/77 and

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 1/135.

(29) Muslim 1/534.

(30) Muslim 1/534.

(31) Abu>> Dawu>d 1/203, Ibn Ma>jah 1/265,

Ah}mad 4/85 and Muslim from the H}adi>th

of Ibn ‘Umar, may Alla>h be pleased with

them both, with a similar wording 1/420.

There is an incident connected to it.

(32) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 3/3, 11/116,

13/371,423 & 465, and Muslim in a

summarised form 1/532.

(33) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i>, Ibn Ma>jah, An-

Nasa’i> and Ah}mad, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

1/83.

(34) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/199, Muslim 1/350.

(35) Muslim 1/353 & Abu>> Dawu>d 1/230.

(36) Muslim 1/534, and Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i>

and An-Nasa’i>.

(37) Abu>> Dawu>d 1/230, An-Nasa’i>, and Ah}mad

with a chain that is Hasan.

(38) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 2/282.

165

(39) Al Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 2/284.

(40) Muslim 1/346.

(41) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i>, Ibn Ma>jah, An-

Nasa’i> and Ah}mad, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

1/83.

(42) Al-Bukha>ri> and Muslim, see (34).

(43) Muslim 1/533, see (35).

(44) Muslim 1/534 and others.

(45) Abu>> Dawu>d 1/230, Ah}mad and An-Nasa’i>.

Al-Alba>ni> declared it D{a‘i>f as in S{ah}i>h} Abu>>

Dawu>d, 1/166.

(46) Muslim 1/350.

(47) Muslim 1/352.

(48) Abu>> Dawu>d 1/231, see S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah

1/148.

(49) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i> and Ibn Ma>jah,

see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 1/90 and S{ah}i>h} Ibn

Ma>jah 1/148.

(50) At-Tirmiz}i> 2/474, Ah}mad 6/30 & Al-

H{a>kim. Al-H{a>kim authenticated it and Az}-

Z{ahabi> agreed. The extra wording is related

by him 1/220.

166

(51) At-Tirmiz}i> 2/473 & Al-H{a>kim, who

authenticated it and Az}-Z{ahabi> agreed

1/219.

(52) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 11/13 and Muslim

1/301.

(53) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 6/408.

(54) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 6/407, Muslim

1/306 and it is his wording.

(55) Al-Bukha>ri> 2/102 and Muslim 1/412 and it

is his wording.

(56) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/202 and Muslim 1/412.

(57) Al-Bukha>ri> 8/168 and Muslim 4/2078.

(58) Muslim 1/534.

(59) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/86 and An-Nasa’i> 3/53. Al-

Alba>ni> declared it D{a‘i>f in S{ah}i>h} Abu>>

Dawu>d, 1/284.

(60) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 6/35.

(61) Abu>> Dawu>d and see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah

2/328.

(62) An-Nasa’i> 3/54, 55 and Ah}mad 4/364. Al-

Alba>ni> declared it D{a‘i>f in S{ah}i>h} An-

Nasa’i>, 1/281.

167

(63) An-Nasa’i>’s wording 3/52, Ah}mad 4/338

and Al-Alba>ni> declared it D{a‘i>f in S{ah}i>h}

An-Nasa’i>, 1/280.

(64) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i>, Ibn Ma>jah & An-

Nasa’i>, see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/329.

(65) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/62 and At-Tirmiz}i> 5/515, Ibn

Ma>jah 2/1267 and Ah}mad 5/360, see: S{ah}i>h}

Ibn Ma>jah 2/329 and S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

3/163.

(66) Muslim 1/414.

(67) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/255 and Muslim 1/414.

(68) Muslim 1/415.

(69) Muslim 1/418.

(70) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/86 and An-Nasa’i> 3/68, see:

S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 2/8.

(71) An-Nasa’i> in [‘Amal Al-Yawm wa Al-

Laylah], 100 and Ibn As-Sunni>, 121.

Declared D{a‘i>f by Al-Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Al-

Ja>mi‘ 5/339 and Silsilah Al-Ah}a>di>th As-

S{ah}i>h}ah, 2/697, 972.

(72) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/515 and Ah}mad 4/227. Refer

to it’s validation in ‘Awn Al-Ma‘bu>d

1/300.

168

(73) Ibn Ma>jah and others, see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah

1/152 and Majma‘ az-Zawa>’id 10/111.

(74) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/162.

(75) Related by Al-H{a>kim, 1/562 and declared

D{a‘i>f by Al-Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} At-Targhi>b wa

At-Tarhi>b, 1/273. He referenced it to An-

Nasa’i> and At-T{abara>ni> and said: “At-

T{abara>ni>’s chain is good.”

(76) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/322 and At-Tirmiz}i> 5/567.

See S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/182.

(77) Muslim 4/2088.

(78) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/466 and see: S{ah}i>h} At-

Tirmiz}i> 3/142.

(79) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/150.

(80) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/317, Al-Bukha>ri> related it in

[Adab Al-Mufrad], 1201, An-Nasa’i> in

[‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah], 9 and

Ibn As-Sunni> 70. Shaykh Ibn Ba>z declared

the chains of Abu>> Dawu>d and An-Nasa’i> to

be Hasan, see: [Tuh}fah Al-Akhya>r], Pg. 23.

169

(81) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/318 and An-Nasa’i> in [‘Amal

Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah], 7, Ibn As-Sunni>

41 and Ibn H{ibba>n [Mawa>rid],

2361.Shaykh Ibn Ba>z declared it Hasan,

see: [Tuh}fah Al-Akhya>r], Pg. 24.

(82) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/324, Ah}mad 5/42, An-Nasa’i>

in [‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah], 22,

Ibn As-Sunni> 69, Al-Bukha>ri> related it in

[Adab Al-Mufrad]. Shaykh Ibn Ba>z

declared it Hasan, see: [Tuh}fah Al-

Akhya>r], Pg. 26.

(83) Ibn As-Sunni> 71, Abu>> Dawu>d related it as a

statement of a Companion, 4/321. Shu‘ayb

and ‘Abdul-Qa>dir Al-Arna’u>t declared it to

be D{a‘i>f, see ‘Awn Al-Ma‘bu>d 2/376.

(84) Abu>> Dawu>d and Ibn Ma>jah, see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn

Ma>jah 2/332.

(85) At-Tirmiz}i> and Abu>> Dawu>d, see: S{ah}i>h} At-

Tirmiz}i> 3/142.

(86) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/323, At-Tirmiz}i> 5/465, Ibn

Ma>jah and Ah}mad. see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah

2/332. Ibn Ba>z declared its chain Hasan in

[Tuh}fah Al-Akhya>r], pg. 39.

170

(87) Ah}mad 4/337, An-Nasa’i> in [‘Amal Al-

Yawm Wa Al-Laylah], 4, Ibn As-Sunni> 68,

Abu>> Dawu>d 4/318 and At-Tirmiz}i> 5/465. It

was declared Hasan by Ibn Ba>z in [Tuh}fah

Al-Akhya>r], pg. 39.

(88) Al-H{a>kim and he declared it D{a‘i>f, Az}-

Z{ahabi> agreed, 1/545. See: S{ah}i>h} At-

Targhi>b Wa At-Tarhi>b 1/273.

(89) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/322. Shu‘ayb and ‘Abdul-

Qa>dir Al-Arna’u>t declared its chain to be

Hasan in the checking of ‘Awn Al-Ma‘bu>d

2/273.

(90) Ah}mad 3/406 & 407, Ibn As-Sunni> 34 and

Ibn As-Sunni> 34. See: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘

4/209.

(91) Muslim 4/2071.

171

(92) To say it ten times is recorded by An-

Nasa’i> in ‘Amal Al-Yawm wa Al-Laylah,

24. See S{ah}i>h} At-Targhi>b wa At-Tarhi>b,

1/272 and Tuh}fah Al-Akhya>r of Ibn Ba>z,

pg. 44 and read about its virtue on pg. 146,

255. To say it once is recorded by Abu>>

Dawu>d 4/319, Ibn Ma>jah and Ah}mad 4/60.

See S{ah}i>h} At-Targhi>b wa At-Tarhi>b, 1/270,

S{ah}i>h} Abu>> Dawu>d 3/957, S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah

2/331 and ‘Awn Al-Ma‘bu>d 2/377.

(93) Al-Bukha>ri> 4/95 and Muslim 4/2071.

(94) Muslim 4/2090.

(95) Related by Ibn As-Sunni> in ‘Amal Al-

Yawm wa Al-Laylah, 54 and Ibn Ma>jah,

925. Shu‘ayb and ‘Abdul-Qa>dir Al-Arna’u>t

declared its chain to be Hasan in the

checking of ‘Awn Al-Ma‘bu>d 2/375.

(96) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath}, 11/101 and

Muslim, 4/2075.

(97) Ah}mad 2/290, An-Nasa’i> in ‘Amal Al-

Yawm wa Al-Laylah, 590 and Ibn As-

Sunni>, 68. See S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/187,

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/266 and Tuh}fah al-

Akhya>r, pg. 45.

172

(98) Related by At-T{abara>ni> with two chains,

one of them is good. See Majma‘ az-

Zawa>’id , 10/120 and S{ah}i>h} At-Targhi>b wa

At-Tarhi>b, 1/273.

(99) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 9/62 and Muslim

4/1723.

(100) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 4/487.

(101) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 9/94 and Muslim

1/554.

(102) Al-Bukha>ri> 11/126 and Muslim 4/2084.

(103) Muslim 4/2083 and Ah}mad 2/79 with his

wording.

(104) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/311, this is his wording. See:

S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/143.

(105) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 11/113 and

Muslim 4/2083.

(106) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 7/71 and Muslim

4/2091.

(107) Muslim 4/2084.

(108) Muslim 4/2085.

(109) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/317 and see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

3/142.

173

(110) At-Tirmiz}i> and An-Nasa’i>, see: S{ah}i>h} Al-

Ja>mi‘ 4/255.

(111) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 11/113 and Muslim

4/2081.

(112) Al-H{a>kim and he declared it authentic, Az}-

Z{ahabi> agreed 1/540, An-Nasa’i> in [‘Amal

Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah] and Ibn As-Sunni>,

see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ 4/213.

(113) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/12 and see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

3/171.

(114a

)

Muslim 4/1772 with his wording and Al-

Bukha>ri> 7/24.

(114b

)

What is listed under the summary is related

by Muslim 4/1772, 1773.

(115) Muslim 4/1773.

(116) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i>, Ibn Ma>jah, An-

Nasa’i>, Ah}mad, Ad-Da>rimi>, Al-H{a>kim and

Al-Bayhaqi>. That which is in the brackets is

related by Al-Bayhaqi>. See: S{ah}i>h} At-

Tirmiz}i> 1/144, S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 1/194 and

Al-Irwa> 2/172 of al-Alba>ni>.

174

(117) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i>, Ibn Ma>jah, An-

Nasa’i> and Ah}mad. See S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

3/180, S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 1/194 and Al-Irwa>

2/175.

(118) Al-Bayhaqi> in [As-Sunan Al-Kubra>] and he

authenticated it’s chain 2/211. Al-Alba>ni>

also declared it D{a‘i>f in [Al-Irwa>] 2/170. It is

the saying of ‘Umar not the Prophet .

(119) An-Nasa’i> 3/244, Ad-Daraqut}ni} and others.

That which is in the brackets is related by

Al-Bayhaqi> 2/31 and it’s chain is D{a‘i>f, see:

the checking of ‘Awn Al-Ma‘bu>d 1/337.

(120) Ah}mad 1/391 and Al-Alba>ni> declared it

D{a‘i>f.

(121) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/158.

(122) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/154 and Muslim 4/2092.

(123) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/324 and Ah}mad 5/42.

Declared Hasan by Al-Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Abu>>

Dawu>d, 3/959..

(124) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/529 and Al-H{a>kim and he

declared it D{a‘i>f, Az}-Z{ahabi> agreed 1/505.

See: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/168.

(125) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/87 and see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah

2/335.

175

(126) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/89. Al-H{a>kim declared it

authentic and Az}-Z{ahabi> agreed 2/142.

(127) Abu>> Dawu>d 3/42 and At-Tirmiz}i> 5/572 and

see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/183.

(128) Al-Bukha>ri> 5/172.

(129) Al-Bukha>ri> in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, 707.

Declared D{a‘i>f by Al-Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Al-

Adab Al-Mufrad, 545.

(130) Al-Bukha>ri> in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, 708.

Declared D{a‘i>f by Al-Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Al-

Adab Al-Mufrad, 546.

(131) Muslim 3/1362.

(132) Muslim 4/2300.

(133) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 6/336 and Muslim

1/120.

(134) Muslim 1/119, 120.

(135) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/329. Declared Hasan by Al-

Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Abu>> Dawu>d 3/962.

(136) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/560 and see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

3/180.

(137) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/158.

(138) Muslim 4/1729.

176

(139) Ibn H{ibba>n in his [aJ-S{ah}i>h}], 2427

‘Mawa>rid’, Ibn As-Sunni> 351. Al-Alba>ni>

said that this H}adi>th is D{a‘i>f and it was

declared D{a‘i>f by ‘Abdul-Qa>dir Al-Arna’u>t

in his checking of An-Nawawi>’s Al-Az}ka>r,

pg. 106.

(140) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/86 and At-Tirmiz}i> 2/257 and

Al-Alba>ni> declared it D{a‘i>f in S{ah}i>h} Abu>>

Dawu>d, 1/283.

(141) Abu>> Dawu>d 1/206 and At-Tirmiz}i>, see:

S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 1/77.

(142) Muslim 1/291 and Al-Bukha>ri> 1/151.

(143) Muslim 1/539.

(144) Muslim 4/2052.

(145) See Al-Az}ka>r of An-Nawawi>, pg. 349 and

S{ah}i>h} Al-Az}ka>r of An-Nawawi> by Sali>m Al-

Hila>li>, 2/713.

(146) Al-Bukha>ri> 4/119.

(147) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 10/118.

(148) At-Tirmiz}i> and Abu>> Dawu>d and see: S{ah}i>h}

At-Tirmiz}i> 2/210 and S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ 5/180.

177

(149) At-Tirmiz}i>, Ibn Ma>jah and Ah}mad and see:

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 1/244 and S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

1/286. Shaykh Ah}mad Sha>kir also declared it

D{a‘i>f.

(150) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/10 and Muslim 4/1893.

(151) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 8/144.

(152) At-Tirmiz}i> and Ibn Ma>jah. Declared D{a‘i>f by

Al-Alba>ni>, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/152 and

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/317.

(153) Abu>> Dawu>d 3/190 and see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘

5/432.

(154) Muslim 2/632.

(155) Muslim 2/634.

(156) Muslim 2/663.

(157) Ibn Ma>jah 1/480 and Ah}mad 2/368 and see:

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 1/251.

(158) Ibn Ma>jah and Abu>> Dawu>d 3/211, see: S{ah}i>h}

Ibn Ma>jah 1/251.

(159) Al-H{a>kim and he declared it authentic, Az}-

Z{ahabi> agreed 1/359 and see: Al-Alba>ni>’s

[Ah}ka>m Al-Jana>’iz], Pg. 125.

178

(160a

)

Reported as the action Abu>> Hurayrah, see

Ma>lik in Al-Muwatta’1/288, Ibn Abu>>

Shaybah in Al-Mus}annaf 3/217, Al-Bayhaqi>

4/9 and Shu‘ayb Al-Arna’u>t declared its

chain D{a‘i>f in his checking of Al-Baghawi>’s

Sharh} As-Sunnah, 5/357.

(160b

)

See: Al-Mughni> of Ibn Quda>mah 3/416 and

Shaykh Ibn Ba>z’s [Ad-Duru>s Al-

Muhimmah], Pg. 15.

(161) Al-Baghawi> in [Sharh} As-Sunnah] 5/357,

‘Abdur-Razza>q, 6588 and Al-Bukha>ri> in

mu‘allaq form in the Book of funeral prayers

[in his S{ah}i>h}], 2/113.

(162a

)

Al-Bukha>ri> 2/80 and Muslim 2/636.

(162b

)

An-Nawawi>’s [Al-Az}ka>r], Pg. 126.

(163) Abu>> Dawu>d 3/314 with an authentic chain

and Ah}mad with the wording, ‘In the name

of Alla>h and upon the path of the Messenger

of Alla>h’ and its chain is authentic.

(164) Abu>> Dawu>d 3/315 and Al-H{a>kim, he also

declared it authentic and Az}-Z{ahabi> agreed

1/370.

179

(165) Muslim 2/671 and Ibn Ma>jah, 1/494 and this

is his wording. Muslim related the part

within the brackets, 2/671.

(166) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/326 and Ibn Ma>jah 2/1228 and

see : S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/305.

(167) Muslim 2/616 and Al-Bukha>ri> 4/76.

(168) Al-Muwatta’2/992. Al-Alba>ni> declared it’s

chain to be authentic.

(169) Abu>> Dawu>d 1/303 and declared D{a‘i>f by Al-

Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Abu>> Dawu>d, 1/216.

(170) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/224 and Muslim 2/613.

(171) Abu>> Dawu>d 1/305 and declared Hasan by Al-

Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Abu>> Dawu>d 1/218.

(172) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 2/518.

(173) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/205 and Muslim 1/83.

(174) Al-Bukha>ri> 1/224 and Muslim 2/614.

(175) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/504 and Ad-Da>rimi> 1/336 with

this wording, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/157.

(176) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/306 and others. See: S{ah}i>h} Al-

Ja>mi‘ 4/209.

180

(177) Ibn Ma>jah 1/557. Declared Hasan by Al-

Alba>ni> in the checking of Al-Az}ka>r, see

Sharh} Al-Az}ka>r 4/342

(178) Abu>> Dawu>d 3/347 and At-Tirmiz}i> 4/288 and

see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 2/167.

(179) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/506 and see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i>

3/158.

(180) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i> and Ibn Ma>jah, see:

S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/159.

(181) Al-Bukha>ri> 6/214 and At-Tirmiz}i> with this

wording 5/507.

(182) Muslim 3/1615.

(183) Muslim 3/126.

(184) Abu>> Dawu>d 3/367, Ibn Ma>jah 1/556, An-

Nasa’i> in ‘Amal Al-Yawm wa Al-Laylah,

296-298. Al-Alba>ni> declared it D{a‘i>f in

S{ah}i>h} Abu>> Dawu>d 2/730.

(185) Muslim 2/1054.

(186) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 4/103 and Muslim

2/806.

(187) Muslim 2/1000

(188) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/125.

181

(189) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/82, Ah}mad 4/400 and Abu>>

Dawu>d 4/308. see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 2/354.

(190) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i> and Ibn Ma>jah, see:

S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 1/316.

(191) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/248 and Ibn Ma>jah 1/617 and

see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 1/324.

(192) Al-Bukha>ri> 6/141 and Muslim 2/1028.

(193) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/99 and Muslim 4/2015

(194) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/493, 494 and see: S{ah}i>h} At-

Tirmiz}i> 3/153.

(195) At-Tirmiz}i> with this wording and related by

others, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/153 and

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/321.

(196) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i>, Ibn Ma>jah and An-

Nasa’i>, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/153.

(197) Ah}mad 5/82 and An-Nasa’i> in [‘Amal al-

Yawm wa Al-Laylah], page 218, 421 of the

checking of Dr Fa>ru>k H}ama>dah.

(198) At-Tirmiz}i> 2035, see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ 6244

and S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 2/200.

(199) Muslim 1/555. In another narration it states

the last part of Su>rah Al-Kahf, 1/556.

182

(200) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/333 and declared Hasan by Al-

Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Abu>> Dawu>d, 3/965.

(201) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 4/88.

(202) An-Nasa’i> in [‘Amal al-Yawm wa Al-

Laylah], page 300 and Ibn Ma>jah 2/809, see:

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/55.

(203) Ah}mad 4/403 and others and see: S{ah}i>h} Al-

Ja>mi‘ 3/233 and Al-Alba>ni>’s S{ah}i>h} At-

Targhi>b wa At-Tarhi>b 1/19.

(204) Ibn As-Sunni>, pg. 138, 278 and see: [Al-

Wa>bil As-S{ayyib] by Ibn Al-Qayyim, pg.

304, checking of Basha>r Muh}ammad ‘UyNn.

(205) Ah}mad 2/220 and Ibn As-Sunni> 292 and

declared D{a‘i>f by Al-Alba>ni> in [Al-Ah{a>di>th

as}-S{ah}i>h}ah], 3/54, 1065.

(206) Abu>> Dawu>d 3/34 and At-Tirmiz}i> 5/501 and

see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/156.

(207) Muslim 2/998.

(208) Al-H{a>kim and he declared it authentic and

Az}-Z{ahabi> agreed 2/100, and Ibn As-Sunni>

524. Al-Alba>ni> declared it Hasan as in the

checking of Al-Az}ka>r 5/154. Ibn Ba>z said:

“It is related by An-Nasa’i> with a Hasan

chain.” See Tuh}fah Al-Akhya>r, pg. 37

183

(209) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/291 and Al-H{a>kim 1/538. Al-

Alba>ni> declared it Hasan in S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah

2/21 and S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 2/152.

(210) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/296. Declared D{a‘i>f by Al-

Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Abu>> Dawu>d, 3/941.

(211) Ah}mad 2/403 and Ibn Ma>jah 2/943 and see:

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/133.

(212) Ah}mad 2/7 and At-Tirmiz}i> 5/499 and see:

S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 2/155.

(213) At-Tirmiz}i> and see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/155.

(214) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 6/135

(215) Muslim 4/2086.

(216) Muslim 4/2080.

(217) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/163 and Muslim 2/980

(218) Ibn As-Sunni> in ‘Amal Al-Yawm wa Al-

Laylah and Al-H{a>kim, he also declared it

D{a‘i>f 1/499. Al-Alba>ni> declared it D{a‘i>f in

S{ah}i>h} al-Ja>mi‘ 4/201.

(219) Muslim 1/288

(220) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/218 and Ah}mad 2/367.

Declared D{a‘i>f by Al-Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Abu>>

Dawu>d, 2/383.

184

(221) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/551 and others and see: S{ah}i>h}

Al-Ja>mi‘ 3/25 and S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/177.

(222) An-Nasa’i> and Al-H{a>kim, 2/421. Al-Alba>ni>

declared it D{a‘i>f in S{ah}i>h} An-Nasa’i>, 1/274.

(223) Abu>> Dawu>d, 2041. Al-Alba>ni> declared it

Hasan in S{ah}i>h} Abu>> Dawu>d, 1/383.

(224) Muslim 1/74 and others

(225) Al-Bukha>ri> in mu‘allaq form with Al-Fath}

1/82.

(226) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 1/55 and Muslim

1/65.

(227) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 11/42 and Muslim

4/1705.

(228) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 6/350 and Muslim

4/2092.

(229) Abu>> Dawu>d 4/327 and Ah}mad 3/306. Al-

Alba>ni> declared it D{a‘i>f in S{ah}i>h} Abu>>

Dawu>d, 3/961.

(230) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 11/171 and Muslim

4/2007 with a similar wording.

(231) Muslim 4/2296.

185

(232) Al-Bukha>ri> in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, 761.

Declared D{a‘i>f by Al-Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Al-

Adab Al-Mufrad, 585. The addition between

the brackets is related by Al-Bayhaqi> in

Shu1ab Al-Gma>n, 4/228 via another chain.

(233) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 3/408 and Muslim

2/841.

(234) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 3/476.

(235) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/179, Ah}mad 3/411 and Al-

Baghawi> in Sharh} As-Sunnah 7/128.

Declared Hasan by Al-Alba>ni> in S{ah}i>h} Abu>>

Dawu>d 1/354.

(236) Muslim 2/888.

(237) At-Tirmiz}i> and declared Hasan by Al-

Alba>ni>, see: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/184 and [Al-

Ah{a>di>th as}-S{ah}i>h}ah] 4/6.

(238) Muslim 2/891.

(239) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 3/583 & 584. Al-

Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 3/581 and Muslim.

(240) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 1/210, 390 & 414

and Muslim 4/1857.

186

(241) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 8/441 and see:

S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 2/103 and 2/235 and

Ah}mad 5/218.

(242) Abu>> Dawu>d, At-Tirmiz}i> and Ibn Ma>jah, see:

S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 1/233 and Irwa> Al-Ghali>l

2/226.

(243) Muslim 4/1728.

(244) Ah}mad 4/447, Ibn Ma>jah and Ma>lik. Al-

Alba>ni> declared it D{a‘i>f in S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘

1/212 and see the checking of ‘Awn Al-

Ma‘bu>d by Al-Arna’u>t 4/170.

(245) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 6/181 and Muslim

4/2208.

(246) Muslim 3/1557 and Al-Bayhaqi> 9/287, that

which is in the brackets is related by Al-

Bayhaqi> 9/287 and others. The last sentence

is in meaning form, from the narration of

Muslim.

(247) Ah}mad 3/419 with an authentic chain and

Ibn as-Sunni> 637. Declared D{a‘i>f by Al-

Arna’u>t in his checking of [Sharh} At-

T{ah}awi>yyah] Pg. 133. Also see: [Majma‘ az-

Zawa>’id ] 10/127.

(248) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 11/101.

187

(249) Muslim 4/2076.

(250) Abu>> Dawu>d 2/85, At-Tirmiz}i> 5/569, Al-

H{a>kim and he authenticated it and Az}-

Z{ahabi> agreed 1/511. Al-Alba>ni> declared it

D{a‘i>f, see S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/182 and Al-

Arna’u>t’s checking of [ Ja>mi‘ al-Us}u>l li

Ah}a>di>th Ar-Rasu>l ] 4/389-390.

(251) At-Tirmiz}i>, An-Nasa’i> 1/279 and Al-H{a>kim.

See: S{ah}i>h} At-Tirmiz}i> 3/183 and Al-

Arna’u>t’s checking of [ Ja>mi‘ al-Us}u>l li

Ah}a>di>th Ar-Rasu>l ] 4/144.

(252) Muslim 1/350.

(253) Muslim 4/2075.

(254) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/168 and Muslim 4/2071.

(255) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/67 and Muslim 4/2071 with his

wording.

(256) Al-Bukha>ri> 7/168 and Muslim 4/2072.

(257) Muslim 4/2072.

(258) Muslim 4/2073.

(259) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/511 and Al-H{a>kim 1/501, he

also authenticated it and Az}-Z{ahabi> agreed,

see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ 5/531 and S{ah}i>h} At-

Tirmiz}i> 3/160.

188

(260) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 11/213 and Muslim

4/2076.

(261) Muslim 3/1685..

(262) Muslim 4/2072.

(263) Muslim 4/2073.

(264) At-Tirmiz}i> 5/462, Ibn Ma>jah 2/1249 and Al-

H{a>kim 1/503, he also authenticated it and

Az}-Z{ahabi> agreed, see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘

1/362.

(265) Ah}mad 513 the arrangement of Ah}mad

Sha>kir, with an authentic chain. See:

[Majma‘ az-Zawa>’id ] 1/297. In Bulu>gh Al-

Mara>m, Ibn H{ajar ascribed the narration of

Abu> Sa‘i>d to An-Nasa’i> and he said:

Declared d}ha>‘i>f by Ibn H{ibba>n and Al-

H{a>kim.

(266) Abu>> Dawu>d with this wording 2/81 and At-

Tirmiz}i> 5/521, see: S{ah}i>h} Al-Ja>mi‘ 4/271

4865.

(267) Al-Bukha>ri> with Al-Fath} 10/88 and Muslim

3/1595.

189

Index

‘Arafah ................. 146

Ablution

completing .......... 26

starting ................ 26

Abuse

after abusing

someone . 141, 142

when fasting and

someone abuses

you ................. 121

Adha>n ..................... 31

Anger .................... 124

Anxiety ................... 91

Ascending ............. 136

Authority, when

confronting those in

authority ............. 94

Burial

after placing the

deceased in the

grave .............. 113

placing the

deceased in the

grave .............. 112

visiting graves ... 113

Buying, an animal 123

Calamity ...... 101, 106

Call to Prayer ......... 31

Children, placing

under Alla>h’s

protection ......... 102

Clothes

new ..................... 24

undressing ........... 25

wearing ............... 23

Condolence .......... 111

Dajja>l, protection

from .................. 127

Death

after the burial .. 113

approaching ..... 104,

106

burying the

deceased ........ 112

closing the eyes 107

funeral prayer .. 108,

110

offering

condolences ... 111

Debt

supplication made

for debtor....... 128

190

when settling....... 98

Descending ........... 136

Difficulty .............. 100

Disaster ........ 101, 106

Distress ................... 93

Doubt ................ 95, 97

Dreams ................... 88

Drink

offering a drink . 120

See Eating ......... 120

Eating

after ................... 119

before ................ 118

supplication for the

host ................ 120

Enemy

confronting the

enemy .............. 94

supplication against

......................... 97

Evening .................. 63

Evil eye ................. 149

Fasting

breaking ............ 117

breaking at

someone’s home

....................... 120

when fasting around

those eating ... 121

when insulted or

abused ........... 121

Fear ...................... 149

Forgiveness

returning a

supplication of

....................... 126

to always seek

forgiveness .... 151

Fright ................... 149

Funeral Prayer ..... 108,

110

Gathering

at the end of ...... 126

remembrance during

....................... 125

Glorification,

excellence of ..... 152

Graves, visiting .... 113

Greeting

excellence of ..... 140

ka>firs ................. 140

Hardship ............... 100

Harvest, seeing the

early or premature

191

crop ................... 121

Home

entering ............... 28

leaving ................. 27

Insult

after insulting

someone . 141, 142

when fasting and

someone insults

you ................. 121

Invitation,

supplication for the

host .................... 120

Istikha>rah ............... 61

Market .................. 134

Marriage

on the wedding

night ............... 123

supplication for the

newlywed ....... 123

Masjid

entering ............... 30

leaving ................. 30

on the way to ...... 28

Meeting

at the end of ...... 126

remembrance during

....................... 125

Mishap ................. 101

Moon, sighting the

crescent ............. 116

Morning ................. 63

Muzdalifah ........... 146

Newlywed

groom’s

supplication on

the wedding night

....................... 123

supplication for 123

News

what to do upon

receiving pleasant

news .............. 148

what to say when

receiving pleasing

or displeasing

news .............. 138

Omens .................. 130

Pain ...................... 148

Praising ................ 142

Prayer

after bowing ....... 41

after sala>m .......... 56

before sala>m ....... 49

192

beginning (after

takbi>r) .............. 33

between

prostrations ...... 45

bowing ................ 40

prostration ........... 43

tashahhud

prayers upon the

Prophet ......... 47

supplication for 46

whisperings of

Khanzab ........... 99

Prophet, sending

prayers upon ...... 139

Purchasing, an animal

.......................... 123

Qur’a>n, prostration

due to recitation of

specific verses ..... 45

Rain

after ................... 116

asking for clear

skies ............... 116

during ................ 115

supplication for . 115

Remembrance

excellence of ..... 152

in gatherings ..... 125

Repentance

during gatherings

....................... 125

to repent

continually .... 151

upon committing a

sin .................. 100

S{afa> and Marwah . 144

Sacrificing ............ 149

Sala>m, excellence of

.......................... 140

Scared .................. 149

Seeking guidance ... 61

Sexual Intercourse 124

Shayta>ns, protection

from .................. 150

Shirk, fear of ........ 129

Sickness

approaching death

............... 104, 106

excellence of

visiting the sick

....................... 104

feeling pain ....... 148

visiting the sick 103

Slaughtering ........ 149

193

Sleep

before .................. 78

dreams ................. 88

turning during ..... 86

unrest, fear, etc. .. 87

Sneezing

supplication on .. 122

when a ka>fir sneezes

....................... 123

Sorrow .................... 91

Stoning, at the

Jamara>t .............. 147

T{awa>f

at the black stone

....................... 143

between the

Yemeni corner

and the black

stone .............. 143

Talbiyah ............... 143

Thanking .............. 127

Thunder ................ 114

Toilet

entering ............... 25

leaving ................. 25

Travel

as dawn approaches

....................... 137

boarding transport

....................... 131

entering a town,

etc. ................. 133

on returning ...... 137

resident’s

supplication for

the traveller ... 135

supplication for 132

traveller’s

supplication for

the resident .... 135

Trials and

Tribulation, seeing

someone in ........ 125

Waking up .............. 22

Whisperings, of the

devil .................. 100

Wind storm .......... 113

Witr

after sala>m .......... 91

supplication for .. 88